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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.
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Central African Office and Commonwealth Relations Office: Central Africa: Registered...
Catalogue reference: DO 183
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DO 183
This series contains records of the Central African Office and later transferred to the Commonwealth Relations Office, and also some files produced in the Commonwealth Relations Office's Central Africa Division. The records relate to British...
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DO 183
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Title (The name of the record)
- Central African Office and Commonwealth Relations Office: Central Africa: Registered Files (CAO and 2-CA Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1960-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the Central African Office and later transferred to the Commonwealth Relations Office, and also some files produced in the Commonwealth Relations Office's Central Africa Division. The records relate to British relations with the Federation of Central Africa.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For earlier files dealing with Britain's relations with colonial central Africa see: CO 952 CO 1015
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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)
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CAO and 2-CA file series
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Central African Office, 1962-1964
- Commonwealth Relations Office, Central Africa Division, 1964-1966
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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935 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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- Topics
- International
- Africa
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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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Between March 1962 and April 1964, control of Britain's relations with the Federation of Central Africa (Northern and Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland) was exercised by the Central African Office (CAO). With the ending of the Federation, these functions were passed to the Central Africa Division of the Commonwealth Relations Office.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6192/
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