Record revealed
Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
This affidavit is testament to the lengths enslaved African people went to in seeking their freedom.
Piece
South Africa
Catalogue reference: DEFE 11/693
What’s it about?
This record is about the South Africa dating from 1970 - 1972 in the series Ministry of Defence: Chiefs of Staff Committee: Registered Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DEFE 11/693
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1970 - 1972
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Description (What the record is about)
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South Africa
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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)
- D/COS 48/C/12 Vol 14
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5024946/
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Series information
DEFE 11
Ministry of Defence: Chiefs of Staff Committee: Registered Files
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
68,016 records
Within the department: DEFE
Records of the Ministry of Defence
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Within the series: DEFE 11
Ministry of Defence: Chiefs of Staff Committee: Registered Files
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South Africa
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