Letter from Johannes Strijdom to Anthony Eden on the independence of the Gold Coast and its admission to the Commonwealth (London, 5 July 1956)

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On 5 July 1956, the Prime Minister of South Africa, Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom, sends a letter to British Prime Minister Anthony Eden in which he criticises the United Kingdom’s position regarding the Gold Coast. Johannes Strijdom expresses his scepticism at the country’s future independence and admission to the Commonwealth.

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Source: STRIJDOM, Johannes Gerhardus. [Letter from Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom to Anthony Eden (London, 5 July 1956)]. 05-07-1956. 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 35 - Dominions Office and Commonwealth Relations Office: Original Correspondence. Ghana Department. Gold Coast: candidature for membership of Commonwealth after independence, DO 35/6176.

Copyright: (c) The National Archives of the United Kingdom

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