High Commissioner of South Africa and governor of the Cape, Sir Alfred Milner, sends his famous ‘helots’ telegram to Mr Joseph

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South African History Online. (2012, May 3). High Commissioner of South Africa and governor of the Cape, Sir Alfred Milner, sends his famous ‘helots’ telegram to Mr Joseph. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082648

South African History Online (2012) 'High Commissioner of South Africa and governor of the Cape, Sir Alfred Milner, sends his famous ‘helots’ telegram to Mr Joseph', South African History Online, 3 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082648 (Accessed: 22 September 2026).

South African History Online, High Commissioner of South Africa and governor of the Cape, Sir Alfred Milner, sends his famous ‘helots’ telegram to Mr Joseph [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082648, (accessed 22 September 2026).

"High Commissioner of South Africa and governor of the Cape, Sir Alfred Milner, sends his famous ‘helots’ telegram to Mr Joseph." South African History Online, 3 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082648. Accessed 22 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "High Commissioner of South Africa and governor of the Cape, Sir Alfred Milner, sends his famous ‘helots’ telegram to Mr Joseph." South African History Online. May 3, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082648.