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Commonwealth Relations Office and successors: High Commission, Tanganyika: Registered...

Catalogue reference: DO 185

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DO 185

This series contains registered files of the British High Commissions in Tanganyika and Zanzibar, and then in the united states of Tanzania.

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Reference
DO 185
Title
Commonwealth Relations Office and successors: High Commission, Tanganyika: Registered Files
Date
1961-1973
Description

This series contains registered files of the British High Commissions in Tanganyika and Zanzibar, and then in the united states of Tanzania.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Commonwealth Office, High Commission, Tanzania, 1966-1968
  • Commonwealth Relations Office, High Commission, Tanganyika, 1961-1964
  • Commonwealth Relations Office, High Commission, Tanzania, 1964-1966
  • Commonwealth Relations Office, High Commission, Zanzibar, 1963-1964
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office, High Commission, Tanzania, 1968-1968
Physical description
75 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure
Immediate source of acquisition

From 2001 Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Subjects
Topics
International
Americas
Africa
Accumulation dates
Series began in 1961
Accruals
Occasional further accruals can be expected.
Administrative / biographical background

A British High Commission was established in Dar-Es-Salaam in December 1961 when Tanganyika became independent. Zanzibar attained independence in December 1963, when a separate High Commission was established on the island. The two states became a unified state, Tanzania, in April 1964, at which time the Zanzibar High Commission was abolished, and two deputy High Commissioners, based at Zanzibar and Dar-Es-Salaam, were established to work under the High Commissioner to Tanzania, based in Dar-Es-Salaam.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6194/

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