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National Archives of Nigeria, Enugu Branch 1
Guides, Indices and Finding Aids (1993)
by U.O.A. Esse, Archivist
Telephone Number: (+234-42) 25 97 00
Email: uesse@enugu.nigpost.com
A General Reference Index to the Records at the National Archives Enugu
Index Entries on UN-related Material (selected)
C417-2/1/79
Universal Rights of Man, 1943-44.
EP.8564-1/85/4514
African Affairs: Report, 1931-35.
C205-2/1/99
League of Nations: Report on Slavery, 1936-37
OW.5343-9/1/1204
South Africa: Report on Native Administration in 1943.
CP.2500 Vol.1-3/1/2362
Anglo-German War: Publicity and Press Notices, 1945-46.
CP.2795-3/1/2496
Anglo-German War: Voluntary National Service, 1939-40.
EP.7993-1/85/4430
Trans-Saharan Railway, 1930.
EP.7993-1/85/4430
Inter-American Commission of Women, 1931.
EP.14391-1/85/6959
Royal African Society, 1937-53.
EP.18834-1/85/9295
History of the War, 1937-53.
EP.19848-1/85/9871
Cameroons Women Education, 1944-46.
1 Following material is taken from http://www2.rz.hu-berlin.de/orient/nae/geridx.htm

OG.2901-2/1/2579
French Policy in Equatorial Africa, 1942.
CALPROF: 4013-7/1/1845
Palestine Problem, 1948.
E18038/53-1/85/8603
German Propaganda, 1940-41.
C.158-2/1/50
Syrian Immigration into Nigeria, 1934
OW.4318-9/1/842
Colonial Policy, 1940-43.
OW.5383-9/1/1211
Colour Problem in the Crown Colonies.
Conf.E65/09-13/2/19
German Boundary Commission, 1908-09.
CP.2594-3/1/2356
Nazi View on Native Policy, 1939
4177-7/1/2016
Biographical Details of Prominent Africans: 1949-51.
4195-7/1/2033
Gold Coast (Ghana) Constitutional Reform, 1949.
CAMEROONS
American citizens and properties in (1939), EP 18035/II, CSE 1.85.8541. Boundary
commission (1912) D 1177, CSE 9.1.14; French Cameroons - Annual report (1925), B
124, CSE 3.17.2; German Economic Committee - regarding expedition organised by to
explore Cameroons Waterways (1912), FO 1, CALPROF 18.4.3. German Settlement -
Logic question regarding early G. Settlement (1952), EP.25570/39, CSE 1.85.11495;
Nigeria - Cameroon Border (Yola to the sea) - forwards copy of an agreement between
Britain and Germany (1913), ID/CSO 25, CSE 18.4.5.
COLONIAL Administrative List
Biographical notes (1930), OG 896, OGPROF. 2.1.1872.
"COLONIAL Empire and its Civil Service"
By Charles Jeffries 91938), EP 17203, CSE 1.85.8089.

COLONIAL Policy Service
Matters relating to (1936), EP 13305, MINLOC 4.1.316.
COLONIAL Policy
(1940), OW 4318, RIVPROF 9.1.842.
COLOUR Problem
Matters relating to (1943), OR/C 177, ORLDIST 3.1.251.
ETHIOPIA
Documents and proceedings of the League of Nations on Ethiopia and Italy (1935), EP
12933, CSE 1.85.6419.
FRENCH Colonial Affairs
Matters relating to (1928), EP 5717, CSE 1.85.3109.
FRENCH WEST AFRICA
Status of British West African Subjects in FWA. courts (1933), EP 10750, CSE
1.85.5307.
GERMAN Boundary Commission
Arrangement for (1908), Conf. E 65, CALPROF 13.2.19. (See also Boundaries).
GERMAN COLONIES
Regarding colonies and estimates (1908), CSO 145, CSE 8.3.34.
GERMAN Taxation Ordinance
Matters relating to (1913), Conf. CSE 1.86.112.
GERMAN Settlement (Cameroons)
Logic question by Hon. S. O. Ndi regarding the early settlement of the Germans in the
Cameroons (1952), EP 24470/39, CSE 1.85.11495.
HARRAGIN REPORT
On the Civil Services of British West Africa (1946), Nsu 995, NSUDIV 8.1.273.
INTERNATIONAL Labour Conference
Regarding Forced Labour Convention (1946-1950), OP 457 vol. .I, ONDIST 12.1.280;
see also ONDIST 12.1.281.
INTERNATIONAL West African Conference
Matters relating to (1946-1953), OP 2676, ONDIST 12.1.1796.
JEFFRIES, CHARLES
"Colonial Empire and its Civil Service" authorised by (1938), EP 17203, CSE 1.85.8089.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Documents and proceedings of, relating to the Italio - Ethiopian Dispute (1935) EP
12933, CSE 1.85.6419.
PALESTINE
Regarding Palestine Problem (1946-1948), OW 7043, RIVPROF 13.1.260. Palestine
Royal Commission report on the Arab - Jewish Dispute (1937-1948) EP 15128, CSE
1.85.7359.
SOUTH AFRICA
Housing Scheme in (1946) OG 3448, OGPROF 2.1.2905 (See also West Africa and East
Africa). Native Administration - reports on (1943), OW 5343, RIVPROF 9.1.1204.
Travel to (1940-1952) AB 1110, AIDIST 2.1.318 (See also Gold Coast).
SYRIANS
British African Colonies entry of into (1927), EP 3767/1, CSE 12.1.762. Ibadan - Syrians
at (1930), CALPROF 53.1.542A. Immigration Statistics of (1938- 1942), CP 2681,
CALPROF 10.1.22. Syrian Merchants - petition against Maltreatment (1919), C Conf.
17, CALPROF 4.8.32. Nigeria - immigration Syrians into (1934), C 158, RIVPROF
2.1.30. Union - Syrians and Lebanese Workers Union Port Harcourt (1942), OW 611,
RIVPROF 9.1.40.
TAXATION
French Cameroons - regarding methods of taxation in (1917), B 1473, CSE 3.9.21;
German Administration - German Taxation Ordinance (1913), Conf. CSE 1.86.112.
Native Taxation Ordinance - translation of (1913), CSE 1.86.123. German system of
local taxation in Togo (1914), C Conf. 45, CALPROF 4.3.20.
TRANS - SAHARA - MOTOR SERVICE
(1930-1932), EP 7404, CSE 1.85.3881., air postal service (1932-1933), EP 9650, CSE
1.85.4904, air routes (1940), OW 4372, RIVPROF 9.1.867., railway (19330), EP 7126,
CSE 1.85.3747.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Report of Commission on Disturbance (1937) EP 16522, CSE 1.85.7839.
WEST AFRICAN AIRWAYS CORPPRATION
Correspondence (1955-1960), 21163 (E), MILGOV 12.1.149.
WEST AFRICAN AIR CORPS
Recruitment of Africans (1944), EP 20260, CSE 1.85.10065.
WEST AFRICAN COUNCIL
Correspondence on (1945-1946), OG 3259, OGPROF 2.1.2776.
WEST AFRICAN FRONTIER FORCE, ROYAL

Correspondence (1928-1953), EP 4723, MINLOC 6.1.74 (see the Index on the Military
History of Nigeria for more information).
WEST AFRICAN GOVERNORS CONFERENCE
Matters relating to (1941-1948), OG 2767, OGPROF 2.1.2467.
WEST AFRICAN SERVICE BUREAU LTD.
Correspondence (1932), 11, OKIDIST 11.1.12.
WEST AFRICAN STUDENTS UNION
Correspondence (1946-1947), 1381A, ABADIST 14.1.744, see also (1949), OB 854,
OBUBDIST 4.1.350., (1944- 1946), OG 3174, OGPROF 2.1.2740., (1942-1951), OP
2300, ONDIST 12.1.1498.
WORLD MOTOR TRANSPORT CONGRESS
Correspondence (1928), EP 5161, CSE 1.85.284.
Special List of General Reports (Administrative and Departmental) in the National
Archives, Enugu 1900-1956 2
Lands and Boundaries
S/NO./ FILE NO./CLASSMARK/ DESCRIPTION
687. CP1514/1-3/1/1448 “West African Labour Conditions report, 1941-43”; Forced
Labour, 1944-52.
705. AW498-2/1/330 AWKDIST: Forced Labour Convention: International Labour
Conference, 1931-32.
699. Conf.E65/09-13/2/19 “German Boundary Commission, 1908-09.”
700. Conf.E60/1913 CALPROF: Cameroon Boundary from South of Katsina to Obubra
Military Patrol, 1913.
701. Conf.E61/1913 “Anglo-German Boundary, Instructions to Mr. Hives, 1913.”
703. E847/1912-14/7/1612 “Anglo-German Boundary Commission, Goods imported by
exemption of from Customs Duties ordered, 1912.”
704. E.2849/1912-14/7/1614 “Anglo-German Boundary (Nigeria-Cameroons) Expenses
incurred in connection with procedure to be followed in accounting for, 1912.”
705. - - 53/1/544 “Anglo-French Boundary Mamfe Division, Cameroons Province,
1930.”
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714. EP7924-1/85/4323 “South Africa Report on demarcation of Native Lands, 1931.”
715. EP9788-1/85/4932 “Iraq Land Tenure Report, 1933.”
716. EP386 Vol.II-12/1/67 “Southern Provinces and Northern Provinces Boundaries,
1927-31.
724.- - 1/86/114 “Anglo-German Nigeria-Cameroons Boundaries, 1913.”
725. - - 1/86/120 “Anglo-German Nigeria-Cameroon Boundary, Copies of Agreement,
1913. Northern and Southern Provinces Boundary Delimitation of 1921-26.”
734. B328/11-3/4/3 “Nigeria-Dahomey, Anglo-French Boundary Delimitation, 1912.”
740. D470/12-9/1/8 “Southern Nigerian-Dahomey, Anglo-French Boundary Agreement,
1912.
741. D1177/12-9/1/14 “Cameroon Boundary Commission, 1912.”
743. B2313/10-3/2/16 CSE: “Dahomey Boundary, Surveying of the country along the
boundary, 1910.”
747. WP897/6/-33/1/1 “Northern and Southern Nigeria Maps showing Boundary on the
North.”
775. EP1331/07-16/2/608 CALPROF “Cameroon-Nigeria (Cross River) and Cameroons
(Yola) Boundary Delimitation, 1907.”