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Arrest and trial for treason of Orton Chirwa (leader of the Malawi Freedom Movement)...
Catalogue reference: FCO 105/822
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This record is about the Arrest and trial for treason of Orton Chirwa (leader of the Malawi Freedom Movement)... dating from 1982 Jan 1-1982 Dec 31 in the series Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Southern African Department: Registered Files (JS.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FCO 105/822
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1982 Jan 1-1982 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Arrest and trial for treason of Orton Chirwa (leader of the Malawi Freedom Movement) and Vera Chirwa in Malawi
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- JSM 15/1 PART A
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- Public Record(s)
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- Retained Until 2020
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14948789/
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