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Telegram reads: 'All prisoners of war refuse either taking oath of allegiance or...

Catalogue reference: CO 37/239/58

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This record is about the Telegram reads: 'All prisoners of war refuse either taking oath of allegiance or... dating from 1903 Aug 1 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Bermuda, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 37/239/58
Date
1903 Aug 1
Description

Telegram reads: 'All prisoners of war refuse either taking oath of allegiance or going elsewhere. Can I have permission to send them to Halifax and set them free there where there would be a Hinterland for them to disperse in lest trouble might arise from letting these fifty to sixty men loose in this small Colony. Failing reply in time I will carry out your order to turn them out 10 August'. [Printed for use of the Colonial Office, African No 685, CO 879/75/1].

Sir Henry Le Geary, Telegram, folios 575-578

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
28665/1903
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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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