Foreign & International Government

Part of the British Government's Confidential Print series, issued between 1820 and 1970, these primary sources cover the modern period of European colonization of the continent from the British Government’s perspective. Topics include coastal trading in the early nineteenth century; the Conference of Berlin of 1884; the subsequent Scramble for Africa; the abuses of the Congo Free State; fights against tropical disease; Italy’s defeat by the Abyssinians; World War II; apartheid in South Africa; and colonial moves towards independence.

Part of the British Government's Confidential Print series, issued between 1820 and 1970, these primary sources cover slavery and the slave trade, immigration, relations with indigenous peoples, wars and territorial disputes, the fall of the Brazilian monarchy, British business and financial interests, industrial development, the building of the Panama Canal, and the rise to power of populist rulers such as Perón in Argentina and Vargas in Brazil.

Part of the British Government's Confidential Print series, issued between 1820 and 1970, these primary sources cover events in the the countries of the Levant and the Arabian peninsula, Iran, Turkey, Egypt and Sudan during that time, including the Egyptian reforms of Muhammad Ali Pasha in the 1830s; the Middle East Conference of 1921; the mandates for Palestine and Mesopotamia; the partition of Palestine; the 1956 Suez Crisis; post-Suez Western foreign policy; and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Brings together material from within former British colonies and Commonwealth nations, alongside some from former French and Portuguese territories, to provide primary source material created for local audiences by local actors during a period of enormous global change.

Complete coverage of the Cabinet conclusions (minutes) and memoranda of Harold Macmillan’s (United Kingdom prime minister, 1957-63) government, plus selected minutes and memoranda of policy committees..