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
Foreign Office: Confidential Print General Affairs
Catalogue reference: FO 475
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FO 475
This series contains confidential print relating to general affairs. It comprises selected correspondence and papers relating to economic and financial questions, fishing limits, telecommunications, the United Nations, the world situation and...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FO 475
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Confidential Print General Affairs
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942-1972
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains confidential print relating to general affairs. It comprises selected correspondence and papers relating to economic and financial questions, fishing limits, telecommunications, the United Nations, the world situation and other general matters
There was no issue for 1953. This led to some confusion in numbering of parts for 1954-1956.
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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)
- 17 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 1992-2017 Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals are expected.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7789/
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