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Cottesloe statement by World Council of Churches on apartheid
Catalogue reference: DO 180/5
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This record is about the Cottesloe statement by World Council of Churches on apartheid dating from 1961 in the series Commonwealth Relations Office: Southern Africa Department: Registered Files (SA Series). It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DO 180/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1961
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Description (What the record is about)
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Cottesloe statement by World Council of Churches on apartheid
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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)
- SA 44/45/1
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Religions
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C297852/
Series information
DO 180
Commonwealth Relations Office: Southern Africa Department: Registered Files (SA Series)
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