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Kenya Coastal Strip Agreement (8 October 1963)

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In anticipation of Kenya’s independence on 12 December 1963, the governments of the United Kingdom, Kenya and Zanzibar sign an agreement under which Zanzibar agrees to cede the Kenyan coastal strip to Kenya, without compensation.

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Source and copyright

Source: Kenya Coastal Strip: Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom, His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, the Government of Kenya and the Government of Zanzibar. 10-1963. Kept in: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). CAB - Records of the Cabinet Office, CAB 133 - Cabinet Office: Commonwealth and International Conferences and Ministerial Visits to and from the UK: Minutes and Papers. Kenya Independence Conference, CAB 133/215.

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Subject files: Decolonisation: geopolitical issues and impact on the European integration process

Metadata

Metadata language: en
Categories: Treaties
Type: Physical document
Original title: Kenya Coastal Strip
Secondary title: Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom, His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, the Government of Kenya and the Government of Zanzibar
Creation date: 10/1963
Number of pages: 4 p.

Location

Provider: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)
Archive collection: CAB - Records of the Cabinet Office
Archive sub-collection: CAB 133 - Cabinet Office: Commonwealth and International Conferences and Ministerial Visits to and from the UK: Minutes and Papers
Folder name: Kenya Independence Conference
Folder number: CAB 133/215