An Explanation of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act

The cover of the booklet 'An Explanation of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act as it affects West Indians' issued by the Migrant Services Division at the Commission in the United Kingdom for The West Indies, British Guiana and British Honduras, 26 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.1. On the top of the cover the name 'Billy Strachan' is written in blue ink, indicating Strachan's ownership of the booklet.
Title
An Explanation of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act
Description
Voluntary Black organisations educated communities about the Immigration Acts. The 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act had notably included the power of courts to recommend deportations.
Creator
Migrant Services Division, Comission in the United Kingdom for The West Indies
Location
London, England
Date
1962
Collection
Restrictions and Resistance
Source
See more details on the Senate House Library archives catalogue
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Item Number
30