It is announced that efforts by Britain's Foreign Secretary, Mr. Butler and Glasgow University to obtain permission from the South African Government for Albert Luthuli to leave Natal and be installed as Rector of Glasgow University have failed.
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SA Government spoil Chief Albert Luthuli's chance of Rectorship

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- 22 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2019, August 22). SA Government spoil Chief Albert Luthuli's chance of Rectorship. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148903
South African History Online (2019) 'SA Government spoil Chief Albert Luthuli's chance of Rectorship', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148903 (Accessed: 31 October 2026).
South African History Online, SA Government spoil Chief Albert Luthuli's chance of Rectorship [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148903, (accessed 31 October 2026).
"SA Government spoil Chief Albert Luthuli's chance of Rectorship." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148903. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "SA Government spoil Chief Albert Luthuli's chance of Rectorship." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148903.
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