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Institute of Commonwealth Studies

Southern Rhodesia: Ministry of Justice


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0101 ICS 53

Held at: Institute of Commonwealth Studies

Title: Southern Rhodesia: Ministry of Justice

Date(s): 1961

Level of description: Collection (Fonds)

Extent: 1 item (3pp)

Name of creator(s): Matimba | M D | fl 1961 | political detainee, Southern Rhodesia
Musarurwa | M T | fl 1961 | political detainee, Southern Rhodesia
Foya | P P A | fl 1961 | political detainee, Southern Rhodesia
Sithole | E F C | fl 1961 | political detainee, Southern Rhodesia
Mhizha | K S | fl 1961 | political detainee, Southern Rhodesia
Maululeke | J T | fl 1961 | political detainee, Southern Rhodesia
Chihota | T A | fl 1961 | political detainee, Southern Rhodesia

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Southern Rhodesia African National Congress was founded in 1957 under the leadership of Joshua Nkomo. It was banned by the Government in 1959, and several prominent members were arrested and detained. The detainees were released early in 1961. Their claim for compensation does not appear to have been successful.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Memorandum by M D Matimba, M T Musarurwa, P P A Foya, E F C Sithole, K S Mhizha, J T Maululeke, and T A Chihota, (former political detainees), to Minister of Justice, Southern Rhodesia, 16 July 1961, concerning payment of allowances, the need for improvement of the 'shockingly insulting' conditions in which they were living, and the expulsion of the Native Commissioner, R S Powell.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Single item

Conditions governing access:

Open although advance notice should be given. Access to individual items may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.

Conditions governing reproduction:

A photocopying service is available, at the discretion of the Library staff. Copies are supplied solely for research or private study. Requests to publish, or to quote from original material should be submitted to the Information Resources Manager.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

None

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The source of acquisition by ICS is not known.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

ICS holds several other collections relating to political detainees in Rhodesia, including Ignatius Chigwendere (ICS 12), Tim Matthews (ICS 54), D D E Mutasa (ICS 91), Southern Rhodesia Legal Aid and Welfare Fund (ICS 107) and Southern Rhodesia Ministry of Native Affairs (ICS 78).

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Rules or conventions: General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000. National Council on Archives Rules for tyhe construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Oct 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Political prisoners | Civil and political rights | Human rights

Personal names
Chihota | T A | fl 1961 | political detainee, Southern Rhodesia
Foya | P P A | fl 1961 | political detainee, Southern Rhodesia
Matimba | M D | fl 1961 | political detainee, Southern Rhodesia
Maululeke | J T | fl 1961 | political detainee, Southern Rhodesia
Mhizha | K S | fl 1961 | political detainee, Southern Rhodesia
Musarurwa | M T | fl 1961 | political detainee, Southern Rhodesia
Powell | R S | fl 1961 | Native Commissioner, Southern Rhodesia
Sithole | E F C | fl 1961 | political detainee, Southern Rhodesia

Corporate names
ANC | African National Congress x African National Congress x South African Native National Congress
Native National Congress
Southern Rhodesia | Ministry of Justice

Places
Zimbabwe | Southern Africa
Rhodesia x Zimbabwe