Hidden conflict : a documentary record of administrative policy in colonial Zimbabwe, 1950-1980 / G.C. Passmore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Passmore, Gloria C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zimbabwe--Politics and government--1890-1965.

Zimbabwe.

Politics and government.

Zimbabwe--Politics and government--1965-1979.

Great Britain--Colonies--Africa--Administration.

Great Britain.

Colonies.

Africa.

Administration.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 227 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Summary:

Drawing heavily on material from the archives of the governments of colonial Zimbabwe, this invaluable reference tool examines administrative policy concerning issues such as land conservation, community development, and land apportionment to Africans. Much of the original documentation collected here was destroyed by the Rhodesian Front government before Zimbabwean independence in 1980. As a source book, containing circulars, directives, legislation, official reports, and minutes from office holders, "Hidden Conflict" provides an inside look at administrative policy in colonial Zimbabwe and the intentions behind it. Through her examination of these documents, Passmore highlights the roles played by colonial civil servants in influencing events in Zimbabwe. The issues, controversies, and concerns the author depicts in her book remain relevant for postcolonial Zimbabwe and many other African countries today.

Contents:

Part I. Historical Narrative 1

Chapter 1. Conservation Dominates Policy 3

Chapter 2. Council Policy Develops 19

Chapter 3. Local Government with Community Development 35

Chapter 4. Opposing Policies Pursued 55

Chapter 5. Provincialization Policy Prevails 73

Chapter 6. The Civil Service Role 91

Part II. Documents 119

Document 1. Memorandum to the Secretary for Native Affairs from E.D. Alvord, Agriculturist for Natives. Soil Salvation in Native Reserves. 25 February 1943. [Extract] 121

Document 2. Secret. An Interim Report. Working Party D. Arising from the Robinson Commission Report. The Tribal Authority and the Land. 2 September 1961. [Extracts] 122

Document 3. Minute from S.C. Ryan, Native Commissioner Umtali, to Provincial Native Commissioner Manicaland, 8 June 1959. [Extract] 129

Document 4. Robinson Commission Report. Working Party D. Tribal Authority and the Land. Minutes of 5th Meeting. 7 August 1961. [Extracts] 129

Document 5. Top Secret. Memorandum by the Minister of Native Affairs. Proposed Amendment to the NLH Act to Permit Temporary Cultivation of Arable Land in the Grazing Area. 28 August 1961. [Extracts] 131

Document 6. Confidential. Working Party D Robinson Commission. Second Report (First Draft). Revision of the Native Land Husbandry Act. By A. Pendered, Deputy Secretary Development. 24 December 1961. [Extracts] 132

Document 7. Minutes of Cabinet Meeting Held 6 February 1962. Native Land Husbandry Act. Revision of. Robinson Commission. Working Party D. Second Report. [Extracts] 137

Document 8. Report on African Local Government for Southern Rhodesia. (Based on a Study of British East and Central Africa) 1951-1953. By R. Howman, Native Commissioner, April 1953. [Extracts] 139

Document 9. A Note on the Creation of the African Councils Act, 1957, no date, [signed] R. Howman 145

Document 10. Memorandum on African Local Government Bill. Native Affairs Department, Salisbury, 2 June 1954 147

Document 11. Office of Chief Native Commissioner, Circular No. 280 of 10 March 1958. [Extracts] 151

Document 12. Secret. Tribal Organisation. L.G. Ross, Native Commissioner, Rusapi, 27 February 1961. [Extract] 156

Document 13. Memorandum for Discussion on the Future of the Chiefs. Native Affairs Advisory Board, [signed] R. Howman, 9 March 1961. [Extract] 159

Document 14. Secret. Sub Working Party of Working Party A. Robinson Commission. The Organisation and Functions of the Department of District Administration. September 1961. [Extracts] 164

Document 15. Letter from the Secretary to the Prime Minister and Cabinet Office Addressed to the AID Representative, Salisbury, 14 May 1961. [Extract] 170

Document 16. Draft for Minister of Internal Affairs Speech on 2nd Report of Paterson Commission, [initialed] R.H., 3 August 1963 172

Document 17. Memorandum to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Proposed Prime Minister's Circular. Local Government and Community Development, [signed] R. Howman, Deputy Secretary for Internal Affairs, 31 March 1965 177

Document 18. Informal Minute Addressed to Mr Morris from Roger Howman, 18 January 1965 181

Document 19. Rhodesia. Prime Minister's Office. Local Government and Community Development: The Role of Ministries and Coordination. Statement of Policy and Directive by the Prime Minister. July 1965. CSR 44 (1965). [Extracts] 181

Document 20. Secret. Administration and Development of Tribal Trust Land and African Areas, [signed] W.H.H. Nicolle, Secretary for Internal Affairs, 17 July 1965. [Extracts] 185

Document 21. Confidential. Ministry of Internal Affairs, Provincial Commissioners' Conference No. 1 of 1966, 19 January 1966. [Extracts] 188

Document 22. Secret. Development of Tribal Trust Land, [signed] W.H.H. Nicolle, Secretary for Internal Affairs, 15 June 1968. [Extract] 189

Document 23. Letter to the Secretary to the Constitution Commission, from W.H.H. Nicolle, Secretary for Internal Affairs, 1 May 1967. [Extract] 189

Document 24. Minute to Minister of Internal Affairs. Notes on "RF" Papers on the Constitution July 1968. R. Howman, 26 August 1968 190

Document 25. Confidential. Circular Minute No. 8/68, to All Provincial and District Commissioners, Anglo Rhodesian Negotiations, W.H.H. Nicolle, Secretary for Internal Affairs, 5 December 1968. [Extracts] 195

Document 26. Decentralisation or Devolution, [initialed] R.H., 12 December 1972. [Extracts] 196

Document 27. African Councils Amendment Bill 1971 Second Draft, not signed [R.H.], 27 August 1971. [Extracts] 199

Document 28. Rhodesia. Legislative Assembly. Debates, cols. 1450-51, 3 August 1973. [Minister of Internal Affairs.] [Extracts] 201

Document 29. The Prime Minister's Directive: Departures from, not signed, 6 August 1973 202

Document 30. Informal Note to the Hon. J.H. Howman from His Brother, Roger Howman, Dealing with Policy Changes, not signed [R.H.], 5 September 1973. [Extract] 204

Document 31. General Laws Amendment Bill, not signed [Ministry of Internal Affairs], no date [1976]. [Extracts] 205

Document 32. Speech Made by H.R.G. Howman on the Occasion of His Retirement as Deputy Secretary for Internal Affairs, 7 July 1969. [Extracts] 206.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-216) and index.

ISBN:

0275974065

OCLC:

46936246