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Letter from Leabua Jonathan to Harold Wilson regarding the economic situation in Lesotho (Maseru, 7 October 1966)

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On 7 October 1966, three days after the independence of Lesotho, Joseph Leabua Jonathan, the Lesotho Prime Minister, sends a letter to the British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, in which he asks for the British Government’s financial support for Lesotho.

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Source: JONATHAN, Leabua. [Letter from Leabua Jonathan to Harold Wilson (7th October 1966)]. 07-10-1966. 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 212 - Commonwealth Office: East Africa Department: Registered Files, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. Lesotho. Independence celebrations, DO 212/8.

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

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Metadata language: en
Categories: Diplomatic documents
Type: Physical document
Original title: [Letter from Leabua Jonathan to Harold Wilson (7th October 1966)]
Sender: Jonathan, Leabua
Recipient: Wilson, Harold
Creation date: 07/10/1966
Number of pages: 2 p.
Country: Lesotho
City: Maseru

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 212 - Commonwealth Office: East Africa Department: Registered Files, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. Lesotho
Folder name: Independence celebrations
Folder number: DO 212/8