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Authorization of Annexation to Natal

When: 9 December 1867 (received January 1868)
Where: Document signed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies; received by the Governor in January 1868
Part of: Event of 1868: Basutoland is proclaimed a British Protectorate, becoming independent in 1966 as

A document dated 9 December 1867, signed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, authorized annexing Basutoland to Natal; the Governor received it in January 1868.

In January 1868 the Governor received a document dated 9 December 1867, signed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, authorizing the annexation of Basutoland to the Colony of Natal, not to the Cape as Wodehouse had wished. The passages record the authorization but do not state that annexation to Natal was carried out.

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Basutoland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-05

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