Dear Alfred, I would love that. Any chance you could scan and email it to me.
I would be eternally grateful. Sincerely, Selma --- On Thu, 10/22/09, Alfred de Tavares <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Alfred de Tavares <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Looking for voucher + visa > To: "GOANET Lists" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 4:42 PM > > Dear Bess... > > I have four notes issued by the > "EAST AFRICAN CURRENCY BOARD" for > "TWENTY SHILLINGS SHILINGI ISHIHIRINI" > (legal tender for twenty Shillings) > > Dates unmentioned. > > Signed For East African Currency Board by > Chairman, Secretary. > > Must be ca 40s? > > Any interest? > > Alfred > > > > > Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:43:06 +0100 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Looking for voucher + visa > > > > 2009/10/22 Carvalho <[email protected]> > > > > > When in the 1960s, Goans from East Africa > starting coming into the UK, the > > > UK instituted a voucher system for them. These > looked like identity cards. > > > If anyone has one of these vouchers, I would be > eternally grateful if they > > > could scan it and mail it to be me. > > > > > > Also if anyone has a very old visa stamped for > the Trucial states of the > > > Arabian Gulf and they feel like scanning it and > mailing it to me, I would be > > > much obliged. > > > > > > Any other memorabilia such as flyers or posters > pertaining to the 50s or > > > 60s of the Goan Diaspora would be lovely and > welcome. > > > > > > best, > > > selma > > > > > > > > > > > > RESPONSE: Up until 1968 there was no voucher > system. I think this came into > > being after a cut off date. There was panic that the > door were being closed > > and 27 flights a day left Nairobi for the U.K. People > just upped and came. > > > > Check this out:- > > > > > > http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QU_yPk0koH8C&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=Asian+exodus+into+U.K.+in+1968&source=bl&ots=DgpoHfDtAT&sig=3U5bBv7-LGYux4ncUl0PQhJ63bA&hl=en&ei=mTXgSv7aOOWNjAfpl6GlBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Asian%20exodus%20into%20U.K.%20in%201968&f=false > > -- > > DEV BOREM KORUM. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Keep your friends updated—even when you’re not signed > in. > http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/windows/windowslive/see-it-in-action/social-network-basics.aspx?ocid=PID23461::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-xm:SI_SB_5:092010
