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
Colonial Office: Union of South Africa Register of Correspondence
Catalogue reference: CO 705
What's it about?
CO 705
This series contains registers of correspondence relating to the Union of South Africa.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CO 705
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Union of South Africa Register of Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1910-1922
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains registers of correspondence relating to the Union of South Africa.
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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)
- 9 volume(s)
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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
- International
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4894/
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