Ceylon: Statement of Policy on Constitutional Reform

George Henry Hall

Published by London His Majesty's Stationery Office 1945, 1945

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pp 1-8 Statement presented by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to Parliament, October 1945. In good condition, with creases to corners and short tears to page edges. Ownership inscription (T W Davies) to front cover. From the collection of Kenneth Robinson (1914-2005), a distinguished civil servant who became an expert on colonial government and administration. He was closely involved in international aspects of postwar planning, including former colonies, in south-West Africa (now Namibia), and became the Commonwealth Office expert on French West Africa. He became assistant secretary in the CO in 1946 (and head of the West African department), but resigned in 1948 to become reader in Commonwealth government at Oxford and subsequently director and professor of commonwealth affairs at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies in London. He was vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong from 1965 to 1972. Good Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item. Seller Inventory # 5860

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Title: Ceylon: Statement of Policy on ...

Publisher: London His Majesty's Stationery Office 1945

Publication Date: 1945

Condition: Good