Correspondence. Political, 1906-1952

Component identifier:

Series FO 371

Extent:

506 items

Content Summary:

Pieces filmed by the AJCP from this Series concern the Pacific Islands, especially Samoa and the New Hebrides. Records are arranged under various subjects such as labour and war. Some of the material is in the form of entry books containing draft letters, despatches and enclosures.

Correspondence, 1906-1918 relating to Australia and New Zealand including foreign and commercial affairs, visits of warships, immigration, Queensland discriminatory legislation and other matters. Also includes correspondence about Pacific Islands, particularly Samoa and New Hebrides, including requests for compensation for damage arising from disturbances in Samoa, 1899, Australian immigration policy towards non-Europeans, foreign policy, 1951, defence programs, 1952, Fijian land claims and Japanese operation on the Pacific 1914-1915.

Other correspondence includes that relating to acquisition of territory in the area, reports of Supreme Court cases in Samoa, and miscellaneous reports from British representatives on a variety of matters.

Piece 299 contains a lengthy and comprehensive report on the New Hebrides, including information on population, employment of local labour and issues affecting British trade prospects in the region.

Pieces 186, 391, 392, 564, 589, 784, 820, 1040, 1041, 1290-1292, 1567-1569, 1700, 1875-1877, 1975, 1976, 1982, 2358, 2359, 2382, 2673, 2674, 2933, 2950, 3173, 3174, 3187, 3225, 5572, 5629-5631, 6705, 6706, 7163, 7164, 8042, 8454-8456, 9424, 9543, 9544, 10548 were filmed in their entirety, all other pieces were filmed selectively.

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