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 United Nations
Catalogue reference: FO 502
What's it about?
FO 502
This series contains confidential print relating to the United Nations.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FO 502
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Confidential Print United Nations
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1946-1969
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains confidential print relating to the United Nations.
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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)
- 13 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/C7816/
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