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Native reserves in Southern Rhodesia; activities of Chief Simon Kooper in Bechuanaland;...
Catalogue reference: DO 119/523
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This record is about the Native reserves in Southern Rhodesia; activities of Chief Simon Kooper in Bechuanaland;... dating from 1908-1913 in the series High Commissioner for South Africa, and High Commissioner for Basutoland, the Bechuanaland.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- DO 119/523
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1908-1913
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Description (What the record is about)
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Native reserves in Southern Rhodesia; activities of Chief Simon Kooper in Bechuanaland; Southern Rhodesia Asiatics Ordnance, 1908; position of natives in certain areas of Southern Rhodesia
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Folio No. D/24
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Race relations
- Africa
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Record URL
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