Series F, Section 8: Additional correspondence, notes and documents. c1972-76
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Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Maslyn Williams to Maude March 1986 re Maude's review of The Phosphateers(2016)Maslyn Williams thanks Maude for the review of his book The Phosphateers.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Between Rabi Council of Elders to Maude Feb 1983 requesting a copy of Maude's work on 'Kaitira' or Lands Settlement of Banaba(2016)Description of the Banaban Lands Settlement work done by Maude as Lands Commissioner 1931-2 to help Rabi Council settle disputes in 1982Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Copy of letter from Grimble to the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific 7/7/1927 recommending survey of Banaban boundaries for Ocean Island(2016)Grimble explains system of land ownership on Banaba so that a survey can take place and certificates can be issued.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: RN Posnett, Foreign and Commonwealth office, to Maude Jan 1977 re Posnett's special mission to Pacific; Maude to David Tilling enclosing report by Baraine and Lee 'Comments on a report of a mission to the South Pacific ... 1975' for Posnett(2016)Maude's comments on the report made by Posnett after his special mission to visit the islands in reponse to the Banaban case judgements.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Nigel Seed to Macdonald and between Seed and Maude Dec 1976-Jan 1977 re Ocean Island judgements.(2016)The Ocean Island Judgements awarded some unspecified damages to the Banabans but their claims against the Crown were completely dismissed.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Between Maude and Noel Ing of Treasury Solicitor August-Oct 1976 re Ing's visit to Australia(2016)Awaiting the judgement on Banaban royalties case, Maude is relaxing in Canberra in October 1976 after Ing's visit from UK. Ing congratulates him on his Festschrift in honour of his retirement.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Between Maude and Nigel Seed of Treasury Solicitor June-Sept 1976 re Grimble's report on Banaban bangabanga, and returning letter from Banaban Welfare Officer concerning Rotan's segregation from the Banaban community 11/11/1939.(2016)Letters between Seed and Maude re Banaba case and Rotan's retirement.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Macdonald to Maude May 1976 and Maude to British High Commission June 1976 re transfer of Western Pacific archives.(2016)Paddy writing to Maude re possible dispersal of Western Pacific archives.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Between Maude and Noel Ing of Treasury Solicitor April-August 1976 following Maude's court appearance.(2016)Letters between Ing and Maude following Maude's visit to UK.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Between Maude and RM Sands of British High Commission Jan 1976 re travel arrangements to attend Banaban Action case in London, with typescript notes on the formation of Ocean Island; with special relation to the growth of trees on the Karrenfeld.(2016)Maude's UK travel arrangements and geological notes on the formation of Ocean Island and poor environment for trees thereon as a result.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Between Tebuke Roton and Maude May 1975 re self-determination for Banaban peoples and issue of similarity with Gilbertese.(2016)From Tebuke Rotan re differences between Banabans and Gilbertese in academic opinion, and Maude's reply on the need for a properly argued memo documenting the relevant facts on this subject.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Between Maude and John Pomeroy, Office of the High Commission ... 1975.(2016)Re visit of Pomeroy to Canberra 1975 re fact-finding on Banaban cases and requiring Maude's expertise.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Sgd Marshall, Banaban Advisor to Lady Ellis Feb 1953 commenting on Ocean Islanders desire to stay on Rambi.(2016)Marshall (Banaban advisor) writes to Lady Ellis thanking her on the Banabans' behalf for materials about them collected by her late husband.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Rotan Tito to Administrative Officer Rambi Island June 1948 asking for independence for Rambi and Ocean Island (in Gilbertese and English)(2016)Rotan Tito writes to Rabi Administration officer re independence for Rabi rather than subjection to the Fijian government.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: FGL Holland to Sir Albert Ellis June 1948 forwarding requests for information from Banabans(2016)Holland writes to Ellis with some requests from the Banabans re tonnage of phosphate removed from Ocean Island and amounts of royalties on these figures.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Typescript: Draft Memorandum of Agreement [between the Governor of Fiji ... and the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific ... re removal of Banaban Community from Ocean Island], with Banaban Agreement: amended sections(2016)Draft memorandum of agreement between the Governor of Fiji and the Government of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony re Banabans' move from Ocean Island to Rabi.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Transcript - Statement of Intentions 1947 [with regard to the future of the Banaban community on Rabi Island](2016)Formal statement of intentions of Government as a result of the decision of the Banabans to live on Rabi and become part of Fiji rather than Ocean Island or Banaba, which was part of the Gilbert and Ellice Island Colony.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Maude to the Acting High Commissioner for the Western Pacific 11 July 1947 describing he visit of Maude an Macdonald to the Rabi and forwarding the 'Statement of Intentions'(2016)Maude writes to the Acting High Commissioner for the Western Pacific regarding the procedures leading to the Banabans' decision to settle permanently on Rabi The 'Statement of Intentions' states the consequences of this decision.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Maude to Mrs Holland July 1947 re his visit to Rabi(2016)Maude thanks Mrs Holland for her hospitality on his recent visit to Rabi.Item Open Access Series F, Section 8, Folder 3: Transcript of newspaper article Banaba - wrong unrighted (The Economist 4/12/1976)(2016)A justice of the UK High Court agreed that the Banabans had been wrongfully treated by the British Phosphate Commission but said that the matter of compensation,in order to right this wrong, lay with the Crown.