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Letters from Members of Parliament relating to the White Paper on Immigration

Catalogue reference: MS 2141/A/4/5

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MS 2141/A/4/5
Title
Letters from Members of Parliament relating to the White Paper on Immigration
Date
1965
Description

Letters from various Members of Parliament from different political parties in response to the publication of the Indian Workers Association pamphlet 'The Victims Speak' and a lobby of parliament led by the Co-ordinating Committee Against Racial Discrimination that took place 6 December 1965 in response to the government White Paper on Immigration. Several MPs had met Joshi during this lobby, and others mention receiving a copy of 'The Victims Speak'. Some give their own views about the White Paper, and state whether they support it or not. Some also comment on Joshi's views, and those of the Indian Workers Association.

James Bennett, MP for Bridgeton
Hugh D. Brown
Robert Carr, MP for Mitcham
G. Craddock, MP for Bradford South
J. J. Dunnett, Nottingham Central
Ioan Evans MP for Yardley
Ted Fletcher, MP for Darlington
Reg Freeson, MP for Brent East, enclosing a copy of 'Searchlight', and promising to pass on feelings of immigrant organisations to the National Committee for Commonwealth Immigration
Roy Hattersley, MP for Sparkbrook, Birmingham
Terence Higgins, MP for Worthing
John Hunt, MP for Ravensbourne
Anne Kerr, MP for Rochester
David Kerr, MP for Central Wandsworth
Geoffrey Lloyd, MP for Sutton Coldfield
Richard Marsh, MP for Greenwich
Maurice Miller, MP for Glasgow Kelvingrove
Edward Milne, MP for Blyth
Eric Ogden, MP for Liverpool West Derby
Rafton Pounder, MP for Belfast South
John Tilney, MP for Liverpool Wavertree
William Shepherd, MP for Cheadle
Tom Steele, MP for Dumbartonshire West
Irene Ward, MP for Tynemouth

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Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Language
English
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1 File
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1ec96713-5617-4e48-83aa-fac41e4cbb6e/

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Letters from Members of Parliament relating to the White Paper on Immigration