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Letter from George Crombie to Arthur George Bottomley on the independence celebrations in the Gambia (25 February 1965)

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In a letter dated 25 February 1965, George Crombie, British High Commissioner in the Gambia, sends a letter to Arthur George Bottomley, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, on the festivities held to mark the independence of the Gambia on 18 February 1965.

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Source: CROMBIE, George Edmond. The Gambia — Independence celebrations: British High Commissioner in The Gambia to the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 25-02-1965. Kept in: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). DO - Records created or inherited by the Dominions Office, and of the Commonwealth Relations and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, DO 195 - Commonwealth Relations Office and Commonwealth Office: West and General Africa Department and successors. Gambia. Independence celebrations, DO 195/402.

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

Metadata

Metadata language: en
Categories: Diplomatic documents
Type: Physical document
Original title: The Gambia — Independence celebrations
Secondary title: British High Commissioner in The Gambia to the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
Publisher: His Majesty's Stationery Office
Sender: Crombie, George Edmond
Recipient: Bottomley, Arthur George
Creation date: 25/02/1965
Publication date: 25/03/1965
Number of pages: 2 p.

Location

Provider: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)
Archive collection: DO - Records created or inherited by the Dominions Office, and of the Commonwealth Relations and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices
Archive sub-collection: DO 195 - Commonwealth Relations Office and Commonwealth Office: West and General Africa Department and successors. Gambia
Folder name: Independence celebrations
Folder number: DO 195/402