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Catalogue description High Commissioner for South Africa, and High Commissioner for Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland, and UK High Commissioner for the Union of South Africa: Correspondence
| Reference: | DO 119 |
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| Title: | High Commissioner for South Africa, and High Commissioner for Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland, and UK High Commissioner for the Union of South Africa: Correspondence |
| Description: |
This series contains correspondence and papers of the High Commissioner for South Africa, High Commissioner in the Union of South Africa and the UK high commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland. Files of the High Commissioner in the Union of South Africa are not listed separately but may be distinguished by the letter prefixes 'D', 'PZ', 'RZ', 'SZ', 'SAZ' and 'TZ' before the file number, as well as by the description of the file content. The content is wide-ranging, reflecting the high commissioners' interest and involvement in all aspects of southern African affairs. Includes material relating to the Boer War. DO 119/1478 relates to the arrest and trial of Nelson Mandela. |
| Date: | 1843-1965 |
| Arrangement: |
The list is composed of three parts: (1). DO 119/1-608 are divided into four categories:
(2). DO 119/609-1257 are arranged by year and original paper or file number rather than by folio number or C or D number. Unnumbered papers appear at the end of the year to which they belong. (3). DO 119/1253-1477 essentially repeat the chronological sequence of (2) above, starting from the year 1908, although the introduction of subject headings in this section of the list results in some deviation from a strict date order. |
| Related material: |
Later records relating to Swaziland produced by Her Majesty's Commissioner are in: |
| Separated material: |
Early records of this series are incomplete due to the destruction of some papers and the deposit of others in the |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Colonial Office, High Commissioner for South Africa, 1880-1925 Colonial Office, High Commissioner for the Adjusting Territory, 1854-1857 Colonial Office, High Commissioner for the Eastern Frontier, 1857-1880 Commonwealth Relations Office, High Commissioner for Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland, 1947-1964 Commonwealth Relations Office, High Commissioner for the Union of South Africa, 1947-1961 Dominions Office, High Commissioner for Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland, 1935-1947 Dominions Office, High Commissioner for South Africa, 1925-1935 Dominions Office, High Commissioner for the Union of South Africa, 1930-1947 War and Colonial Department, United Kingdom Consul at Cape of Good Hope, 1837-1854 |
| Physical description: | 1479 files, papers and volumes |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
From December 1963, responsibility for the administration of Swaziland passed from the High commissioner to Her Majesty's Commissioner in Swaziland. |
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