The story of
The Treason Trial in South Africa, 1956–1961
In June 1955, a multi-racial group came together to write the Freedom Charter, demanding racial equality and democracy in South Africa. They were put on trial.
Series
Council on Tribunals: CT Papers
Catalogue reference: BL 2
What's it about?
BL 2
These are papers circulated by the Chairman and Secretary to members of the Council on Tribunals. They deal particularly with legislative and procedural matters bearing on the business of administrative tribunals and statutory inquiries.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BL 2
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Title (The name of the record)
- Council on Tribunals: CT Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1959-2004
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Description (What the record is about)
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These are papers circulated by the Chairman and Secretary to members of the Council on Tribunals. They deal particularly with legislative and procedural matters bearing on the business of administrative tribunals and statutory inquiries.
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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)
- CT papers series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3553 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1977 Lord Chancellor's Department
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Legal
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2912/
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