Police force open a window to the Indian Congress offices in Johannesburg on 31 July 1952. They confiscated many documents for inspection. The raid was one of many on Congress branches in the Union on the same day. It was delayed 24 hours by a missing key to the door, and police had to guard the door overnight.
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Police force open a window to the Indian Congress offices in Johannesburg on July 31st 1952
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South African History Online. (2011, March 28). Police force open a window to the Indian Congress offices in Johannesburg on July 31st 1952. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0052810
South African History Online (2011) 'Police force open a window to the Indian Congress offices in Johannesburg on July 31st 1952', South African History Online, 28 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0052810 (Accessed: 6 September 2026).
South African History Online, Police force open a window to the Indian Congress offices in Johannesburg on July 31st 1952 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0052810, (accessed 6 September 2026).
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