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: Embassy, Washington, United States of America: General Correspondence
Catalogue reference: FO 598
What's it about?
FO 598
This series contains general correspondence from the British embassy in Washington, United States of America. There are no records for 1930-1948.
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 598
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Embassy, Washington, United States of America: General Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1922-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains general correspondence from the British embassy in Washington, United States of America. There are no records for 1930-1948.
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Foreign Office, Embassy, United States of America, 1791-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 29 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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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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- Topics
- International
- Americas
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7899/
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