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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: 8 August 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 8 August 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 8 Aug. 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.
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