Correspondence and papers, broadcast, speech and subject file

Title

Correspondence and papers, broadcast, speech and subject file

Shelfmark

MS. 12110/18

Summary

Folders 1:

Correspondence (letters and telegrams) with the Commonwealth Relations Office, mainly Duncan Sandys and Sir Saville Garner, in file labelled 'Nairobi confidential CRO correspondence Sandys + Garner'. Includes correspondence discussing Geoffrey de Freitas's appointment as High Commissioner in the proposed East African Federation and his departure from Kenya, Jul 1963-Aug. 1964

Folder 2:

Correspondence (some addressed to Helen de Freitas), reports, telegrams, programmes of events, press cuttings and first day cover postage stamps (Kenya Uhuru Issue, 12 Dec 1963), in file labelled 'Private correspondence 1964' but containing material dated Nov 1963-Aug 1964. Includes letters from:

Saka Acquaye

Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

David Cole

Douglas Dodds-Parker (Conservative Commonwealth Council)

J.H.R. Lynam and David Parnwell (Dragon School, Oxford)

Malcolm MacDonald

Fathia Nkrumah

Harold Smedley

Harold Wilson

Folder 3:

Letter (in file 'Misc Kenya letters'), regarding Poppy Day and giving guidance about how High Commissioner's wives should help charities, 1964.

Transcripts of interviews on the 'African Forum' progamme, BBC African Service, with Geoffrey de Freitas ('Neo-Colonialism - Fact or Fiction', transmitted 4 Dec 1963) and Jomo Kenyatta (no title, transmitted 16 Oct 1963). With background papers.

Transcript of speech given to the N.A.T.O. Defence College, Paris, 5 Dec 1963, on 'Britain and Commonwealth Africa'. With related letter, May 1964.

'Exports' (file). Three press cuttings and two letters relating to exports including responses to a letter to the Editor of The Times from Geoffrey de Freitas, Oct 1964.

Date

Jul 1963-Oct 1964

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box (3 folders)