Harry F. Oppenheimer, 44 Main Street, Johannesburg, etc., Jun 1952-Jul 1963

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Includes:

South African general election (1953) and politics
African advancement and disagreements with the Selection Trust about it
federal general election campaign and campaign finance
franchises
the (1953/1954) Northern Rhodesian (Zambian) constitutional negotiations
the Copperbelt and copper company matters
Northern Rhodesian (Zambian) constitutional affairs (1961)
the Build-a-Nation campaign and its finances
finance of African nationalism
Tshombe's help in the 1962 Northern Rhodesian (Zambian) elections
secession of Nyasaland (Malawi)
Oppenheimer's impressions of Kaunda
Roy Welensky's discussions with Butler
Roy Welensky's assessment of Field
Katanga
the difficulties in splitting the Federation
future of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)
honours
Oppenheimer's view of British political developments as a betrayal of the real interests of African communities
speeches and lectures.

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MSS. Welensky Papers 652/10

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