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Letters addressed to Norman Goodall (LMS Foreign Secretary, 1936-1944) containing comments on the draft of a memorandum to be sent to Lord Lloyd, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in response to a statement of Policy on Colonial Development and Welfare issued by the Colonial Office in relation to Africa. Correspondents include Mabel Shaw (LMS missionary, Africa, 1915-1941), Edith C. Benham (LMS missionary, 1890-1914), H. M. Grace (Conference of Missionary Societies in Great Britain & Ireland) and Travers Buxton. Papers also include copies of the draft memorandum, which addresses issues including religious co-operation between missions, religious co-operation between the government and missions, political policies, and the young in Africa; copies of government reports and communications; papers relating to the Native Preacher's Bill, 1935-6, including a copy of the Bill, a response issued on behalf of the Liberation Society, and an extract from letter from Rev F. Noble, Chairman of S. Rhodesia (Methodist Missionary Society District), 1936.
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