Notes and papers for the debate on the withdrawal of South Africa from the Commonwealth 1961 Gaitskell MS notes (12ff) [22/3/61] Gaitskell article 'India and the New Commonwealth' for the British Information Services, New Delhi [1957] LP press release of the resolution on South Africa adopted by the Socialist International 25/2/60 Central Office of Information 'Fact Sheets on the Commonwealth', 'The Union of South Africa' 6/58 Note on the House of Commons Resolution 15/12/60, annotated LP press release of an NEC resolution on South Africa and the Commonwealth 25/1/61 Memorandum on South African Withdrawal from the Commonwealth' (authors unknown) [1961] Bulletin 'Africa 1961' 17/3/61 'Hansard' (Commons) 15-16/3/61 Note of Gaitskell's question to the Prime Minister and the answer 16/3/61 Private Notice Question of George Brown for the Prime Minister 16/3/61 Memorandum for the South African Debate (2 copies) 2 notes of a tape announcement by Dr Verwoerd at the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference that South Africa would remain a member of the sterling area [?1961] Exchange of letters with Julius Nyerere, enclosing a copy of his article 'The Commonwealth, South Africa and Tanganyika' for 'The Observer' 7-16/3/61 Letter from Hilary Marquand, enclosing a cutting from the 'Cape Times' concerning a statement by Dr Verwoerd (10/2/61) and a memorandum (by John Stonehouse) 'The Future of the High Commission Territories' (21/11/60) 22/3/61 Note 'Future of the High Commission Territories' by George Thomson (noted 'for Hilary Marquand') additional to the Stonehouse memorandum Press cutting (paper unknown) about Julius Nyerere's threatened resignation [1961]. 1961