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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
Colonial Office: Basutoland Miscellanea
Catalogue reference: CO 566
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CO 566
This series contains miscellanea from Basutoland. Comprises blue books of statistics.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CO 566
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Basutoland Miscellanea
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1903-1925
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains miscellanea from Basutoland. Comprises blue books of statistics.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For later records see DO 25
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- 23 volume(s)
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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By an Act of the Cape Legislature of 1871 Basutoland was annexed to the Cape of Good Hope which itself was incorporated in the Union of South Africa in 1910.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4756/
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