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Cape Colony: Resolutions regarding the rights of coloured people; return of Cape...
Catalogue reference: DO 119/593
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This record is about the Cape Colony: Resolutions regarding the rights of coloured people; return of Cape... dating from 1901-1902 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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Date (When the record was created)
- 1901-1902
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Description (What the record is about)
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Cape Colony: Resolutions regarding the rights of coloured people; return of Cape forces; jurisdiction of military courts of justice; subversive activities of teachers in Cape schools
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Topics
- Race relations
- Africa
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