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Catalogue description Colonial Office: Commission of enquiry into disturbances in the Gold Coast (Watson Commission, 1948)
| Reference: | CO 964 |
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| Title: | Colonial Office: Commission of enquiry into disturbances in the Gold Coast (Watson Commission, 1948) |
| Description: |
This series contains records of the Commission of enquiry into disturbances in the Gold Coast (Watson Commission). It comprises submissions and memoranda received from both official sources and members of the public and also reports of the public hearings and informal discussions. |
| Date: | 1948 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Commission of enquiry into disturbances in the Gold Coast, 1948-1948 |
| Physical description: | 32 file(s) |
| Publication note: |
The report of the Commission was published in June, 1948, as Colonial No 231. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Commission of enquiry into disturbances in the Gold Coast was appointed in March 1948 under the chairmanship of Aiken Watson, to enquire into the disturbances which occured in the Gold Coast in February and March 1948. The terms of reference were as follows:- "To enquire into and report on the recent disturbances in the Gold Coast and their underlying causes; and to make recommendations on any matter arising from the enquiry." |
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