(Folder 1)Newspaper clippingsText of broadcast by Premier [of British Guiana] on March 7, 1964List of Commandeurs, Governors, etc. of former colonies of Essequibo, Demerara and Berbice and of the Colony of British Guiana. TsBritish Guiana. History and Constitution (1950). 5p. Ts.The Caribbean in crisis. Report of the IV Institute Caribbean Institute and Study Center for Latin America, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Oct 18-23 1965.B.P.L. Newsletter, vol.1, no.18, Sep 1964Guiana Times news magazine, vol. 13, no. 1, 1964Guyana Graphic, no. 8,981, 1 Nov 1966. (issue featuring the departure of the Luyts from Guyana)British Guiana Independence Conference, 1962British Guiana Conference, 1963British Guiana Rice Development Co Ltd. 1p. Ts with ms notesBritish Guiana Timbers Ltd. 1p. TsLewis, W Arthur: Beyond African dictatorship: the crisis of the one-party state. Reproduced from the August 1965 issue of ENCOUNTERElection results for 1961 and 1964Canada-West Indies trade agreement. 4p. Roneod tsCanadian Government proposal on sugar. 1p. Roneod tsThe general agreement on tariffs and trade. Appendix II. 4p. Roneod tsNote on the highlights and significant trends in the report of manpower requirements and the labour force, British Guiana, 1965. 9p. Roneod tsColonial Office: Circular 1146/59: Dress uniform to be worn by Governors-General and Governors. Oct 1959Notes for the guidance of persons appointed as Governors. Colonial Office, Jul 1959. Roneod tsMemorandum: Overseas Governors’ pensions3p. Roneod tsLeave certificate for Mr R E Luyt. 1964Programme for arrival of the Governor, His Excellency Sir Richard Luyt, K.C.M.G., D.C.M., Saturday, the 7th March, 1964. Roneod tsPlan of Sproston’s No. 1 Wharf, showing positioning of Guard of Honour and routes of Governor’s car, etcColonial Office: Circular 290/60: Notes on procedure, etc. for Governors-General and Governors of dependent territories. Mar 1960. Roneod ts, with attached notes, invoice from Moss Bros and letter to Mr Luyt from the Department of Technical Co-operation, London, 10 Feb 1964, in connection with expenses involved in his appointmentGovernment of Guyana: Plans of the office of the Governor-General. (2)Organisations sending delegations to meet the Secretary of State. 3p. Undated. Roneod tsNote on delegation from designated officers association. 1p. Roneod tsNotes on matters likely to be raised by the Premier. 4p. Undated. Roneod tsNotes on exercise of emergency powers. 1p. Roneod ts(Folder 2)Memorandum from the Private Secretary to the Governor. Subject: Visit of the Governor and Lady Luyt to the Essequibo Coast, from 31st August to 2nd September, 1964. 27 Aug 1964. Attached circular regarding conveyance of His Excellency the Governor & party from Adventure/ Charity to Georgetown on 2nd September, 1964Official circular re the visit of H.M.S. Whirlwind to Georgetown, British Guiana. 30 Jul 1964Christmas cards, including from Kenneth and Betty KaundaVarious postcardsLetter from Lady Olave Baden-Powell to Lady Luyt, welcoming her to British Guiana. 10 March 1964Text of speech by Sir Richard Luyt, to which is attached an invitation from “Their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady Luyt” to a reception for His Excellency the Governor of Surinam and Mrs H L de Vries. 6 Oct 1966Two black and white photographs of the swearing-in ceremony as Governor, British Guiana, 1964Biographical notes of guests to an official dinner, 16 Nov 1966Programme of arrangements for a sitting of the National Assembly at 8.45 a.m. on Monday, the 31st of October, 1966, on the occasion of the departure from Guyana of Their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady Luyt. Attached is memorandum from the Clerk of the National Assembly to the Secretary of the Office of the Governor-General, regarding the Luyts’ departure. 28 Oct 1966Presentation of letter of commission by the High Commissioner for India to His Excellency the Governor-General, Friday, October 21, 1966, at 12 Noon. 19 Oct 1966Programmes for visit by Sir Richard and Lady Luyt to East Berbice, 30 Dec 1964-3 Jan 1965, with briefing information about the places to be visitedProgramme for the visit of the Governor and Lady Luyt to the North-West District from 1st to 3rd September, 19565, with briefing information about the places to be visitedProgramme for the visit of the Governor and Lady Luyt to Mackenzie from 10th to 13th December, 1965, with briefing information about the places to be visitedWritten welcome to His Excellency Sir Richard Edmonds Luyt by the Consultative Association of Guianese Industry Limited. 1 Apr 1964Copy of confidential enclosure “A” in Circular of 11th January 1909, from Crewe, Downing Street, London, regarding those officers in the service of the Crown Colonies and Protectorates who had “entered into arrangements of concubinage with girls or women belonging to the native populations”

Includes independence conference papers, and papers on proportional representation and other electoral systems