Correspondence with J.A. Cable

  • Reference
    • GB 133 GDN/A/C1
  • Dates of Creation
    • 6 Aug 1927-25 Jan 1929
  • Physical Description
    • 18 pieces; 21 sheets

Scope and Content

Correspondence with J.A. Cable, editor of the Times of East Africa, relating to discussion of the current and political situation in Kenya, with reference to the Conscription [Defence Force] Bill, and arrangements for a meeting between Scott and Cable.

There is correspondence relating to a request that Cable become a special correspondent for the Manchester Guardian on Kenya, which is accepted. Also included is discussion of [Walter Edwin] Owen, clergyman and missionary and previous correspondent for the Manchester Guardian in Kenya, who has been pressurised into relinquishing his role, and a letter which includes a recommendation of Cable by Norman Leys, doctor and Africanist. There is also a request from Cable for a recommendation for a new editor for the Times of East Africa.

GDN/A/C1/10 is an internal employment history index card for Cable, 1927.