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British Council: Registered Files, Lesotho (formerly Basutoland), Botswana (formerly...

Catalogue reference: BW 139

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BW 139

This series consists of headquarters files relating to British Council activities in Lesotho and Botswana (formerly the High Commission Territories of Basutoland and Bechuanaland) and Swaziland, including correspondence with the overseas representatives.

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Reference
BW 139
Title
British Council: Registered Files, Lesotho (formerly Basutoland), Botswana (formerly Bechuanaland) and Swaziland
Date
1959-1982
Description

This series consists of headquarters files relating to British Council activities in Lesotho and Botswana (formerly the High Commission Territories of Basutoland and Bechuanaland) and Swaziland, including correspondence with the overseas representatives.

Related material

For later files on Botswana, see BW 185

For later files on Swaziland, see BW 188.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
British Council, 1936-1936
Physical description
14 file(s)
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 1996 British Council

Subjects
Topics
International
Africa
Accruals
Series is accruing.
Administrative / biographical background

Basutoland and Bechuanaland became Lesotho and Botswana respectively in 1966. The British Council had a representative in Basutoland from 1963 and Botswana from 1972.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3542/

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