Catalogue description Announcement of constitutional changes by the Secretary of State in Command paper 76427,...

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Details of CO 137/849/8
Reference: CO 137/849/8
Description:

Announcement of constitutional changes by the Secretary of State in Command paper 76427, dated 10 February 1943.

These changes include universal adult suffrage and the establishment of an elected House of Assembly. Contains reactions from the press and other sources; an edition of The Daily Gleaner of 24 February 1943, with the text of the announcement; a telegram from Sir Stafford Cripps to Mr Norman Manley urging the People's National Party (PNP) to accept the changes; and a memorandum on the Executive Committee, signed by Mr Norman Manley.

Part 4 of 5
Date: 1943 Jan 28-1943 Feb 20
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: 68714
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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