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Colonial Office: Commission of enquiry into disturbances in the Gold Coast (Watson...
Catalogue reference: CO 964
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CO 964
This series contains records of the Commission of enquiry into disturbances in the Gold Coast (Watson Commission). It comprises submissions and memoranda received from both official sources and members of the public and also reports of the public...
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CO 964
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- Colonial Office: Commission of enquiry into disturbances in the Gold Coast (Watson Commission, 1948)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1948
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This series contains records of the Commission of enquiry into disturbances in the Gold Coast (Watson Commission). It comprises submissions and memoranda received from both official sources and members of the public and also reports of the public hearings and informal discussions.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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English
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- Commission of enquiry into disturbances in the Gold Coast, 1948-1948
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32 file(s)
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- International
- Africa
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The Commission of enquiry into disturbances in the Gold Coast was appointed in March 1948 under the chairmanship of Aiken Watson, to enquire into the disturbances which occured in the Gold Coast in February and March 1948. The terms of reference were as follows:- "To enquire into and report on the recent disturbances in the Gold Coast and their underlying causes; and to make recommendations on any matter arising from the enquiry."
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- The report of the Commission was published in June, 1948, as Colonial No 231.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5153/
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