Colonialism
Found in 1175 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 30 Apr 1934
Extract from the Official Report on the statement by J H Thomas, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, confirming the Government's pledges to consult the native and white populations of the Protectorates before their transfer to the Union of South Africa. [Covering letter CHAR 2/235/56].
(Untitled), 29 Mar 1935
Letter from J G D Hooper (204 Loop Street, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa] to WSC, on the Status Bill designating the British in the Union of South Africa as "Nationals", and on the British Protectorates of Basutoland [later Lesotho], Swaziland [later Eswatini] and Bechuanaland [later Botswana], which should belong to the natives, being handed over by the British Government to the Union of South Africa. [Covering letter CHAR 2/235/56]. Manuscript.
(Untitled), [Jun] 1935
Memoranda sent by [1st Lord Beaverbrook, earlier Sir Max Aitken] to WSC on: customs union with the crown colonies; colonial resources; India and Empire Free Trade policy. [Covering letter CHAR 2/236/42].
(Untitled), 15 Feb 1935
Letter from WSC to the Times, replying to a letter by 2nd Lord Zetland [former Governor of Bengal, India (later also part of Bangladesh), earlier Lawrence Dundas] of 14 February, denying that he was "one of the first, if not the first, to encourage Indians to look forward to the attainment of Dominion Status" in 1917. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 21 Feb 1930
Letter from Jan Smuts (House of Assembly, Cape Town, [South Africa]) to WSC commenting on the unsettled state of British politics, noting the support for David Lloyd George in Conservative circles, and arguing that the British Empire is not holding its own "in the industrial war which is going to settle our fate".
(Untitled), 22 Nov 1929
Empire Industries News Service no. 167: the policy of the Empire Industries Association.
(Untitled), 13 Dec 1929
Empire Industries News Service no. 170: safeguarding and revenue: customs report; imperial preference and imports.
(Untitled), [Jan] [1930]
Memorandum [by a committee of Conservative MPs] indicating the practical objections to the scheme of Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Sir Max Aitken] for encouraging the movement of Free Trade within the Empire. Sent with CHAR 2/173/31.
(Untitled), Oct 1929
Pamphlet: "The key to Empire trade" by Harold Pooley, director of the British Empire Producers' Organisation.
(Untitled), 20 Nov 1933
Letter from [?Sir Nairne Stewart Sandeman] (61 Tufton Street, Westminster, [London]) to WSC on what he sees as the unsatisfactory answer given by [Stanley Baldwin, later Lord Baldwin] to his question in the House of Commons about whether Dominion status can be granted to any part of the Empire without the concurrence of the existing Dominions.
(Untitled), 21 Nov 1933
Letter from Aslett Baldwin (31 Abercorn Place, St John's Wood, London) to WSC enclosing CHAR 2/194/120.
(Untitled), 09 Jun 1907
Letter from T W Killick (Townfield House, Altrincham, [Cheshire]) to WSC informing him that the executive committee of the Free Trade League have resolved to keep working and asking whether he would consider addressing a meeting in the Free Trade Hall on colonial preference.
(Untitled), 13 Feb 1935
Draft letter from WSC to the Times, on reported comments by 2nd Lord Zetland [former Governor of Bengal (India, later also part of Bangladesh), earlier Lawrence Dundas] that WSC was one of the first to encourage India to seek Dominion status in 1917, commenting that the statements were substantially untrue and directly misleading, with comments by Sir Maurice Hankey [Secretary to the Cabinet]. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 27 Oct 1922
(Untitled), 14 Jun 1911
(Untitled), 21 Mar 1943
(Untitled), 27 Nov 1911
(Untitled), 22 Jul 1954
Visit to South Africa, 1968-11 - 1969-02
War Office memoranda, 1917-01 - 1917-06
War Office memoranda, 1917-06 - 1917-12
War Office memoranda, 1918-01 - 1918-12
West Indian documents
Loose papers and one newspaper from Patrick and his son James Colquhoun's correspondence files. RCMS 263/1-9 have a cover headed 'Nevis 1820' and RCMS 263/11-31 are in a similar cover '1832 West Indies'. Each has a note of contents, but these do not tally exactly with the items now present.