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1903 Southern African Customs Union Agreement

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50:, movements began to unify and consolidate British holdings in Southern Africa. The 1903 Customs Union Agreement was signed by the parties to the Agreement over the course of a month in several different locations. The dates on which it was signed were 6, 12, and 25 May and 3 June 1903, and signings took place in 109:
The Agreement established a customs union area with free trade amongst the parties. The success of the customs union encouraged some British residents to seek political unification, which ultimately resulted in the creation of the
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was created as the successor to the 1903 union; however, Southern Rhodesia did not join the 1910 customs union.
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in 1910. (Basutoland, Southern Rhodesia, and Swaziland did not join the political union.) In 1910, the
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was admitted to the union in a supplementary protocol that was agreed to in 1904, while
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Railways and Customs Policies in South Africa, 1885–1910
66:. The Agreement was signed by the governments of the 145: 86:. The Governor of the Cape Colony, who was the 21:1903 Southern African Customs Union Agreement 16:1903 multilateral treaty of Southern Africa 189:Treaties of the Bechuanaland Protectorate 146: 88:High Commissioner for Southern Africa 204:Treaties of the Orange River Colony 179:Treaties entered into force in 1903 13: 14: 240: 46:After the British victory in the 219:Treaties of the Transvaal Colony 199:Treaties of the Colony of Natal 131:(London: Longmans, Green, 1933) 164:British colonisation in Africa 116:Southern African Customs Union 1: 209:Treaties of Southern Rhodesia 121: 7: 194:Treaties of the Cape Colony 90:, also signed on behalf of 10: 245: 174:Treaties concluded in 1903 137:Consolidated Treaty Series 224:1903 in South African law 159:1903 in Southern Rhodesia 96:Bechuanaland Protectorate 43:between the territories. 184:Treaties of Basutoland 106:was admitted in 1905. 104:North-western Rhodesia 112:Union of South Africa 214:Treaties of Eswatini 154:1903 in South Africa 127:Jean Van Der Poel, 76:Orange River Colony 25:multilateral treaty 134:Clive Parry (ed), 84:Southern Rhodesia 236: 169:Customs treaties 80:Transvaal Colony 56:Pietermaritzburg 29:British colonies 244: 243: 239: 238: 237: 235: 234: 233: 144: 143: 124: 72:Colony of Natal 48:Second Boer War 39:that created a 37:Southern Africa 17: 12: 11: 5: 242: 232: 231: 229:1903 in Africa 226: 221: 216: 211: 206: 201: 196: 191: 186: 181: 176: 171: 166: 161: 156: 142: 141: 132: 123: 120: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 241: 230: 227: 225: 222: 220: 217: 215: 212: 210: 207: 205: 202: 200: 197: 195: 192: 190: 187: 185: 182: 180: 177: 175: 172: 170: 167: 165: 162: 160: 157: 155: 152: 151: 149: 139: 138: 133: 130: 126: 125: 119: 117: 113: 107: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 44: 42: 41:customs union 38: 34: 33:protectorates 30: 26: 22: 135: 128: 108: 52:Johannesburg 45: 27:between the 20: 18: 68:Cape Colony 148:Categories 122:References 92:Basutoland 100:Swaziland 64:Salisbury 94:and the 60:Douglas 82:, and 78:, the 74:, the 70:, the 62:, and 23:was a 31:and 19:The 35:in 150:: 98:. 58:, 54:,

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multilateral treaty
British colonies
protectorates
Southern Africa
customs union
Second Boer War
Johannesburg
Pietermaritzburg
Douglas
Salisbury
Cape Colony
Colony of Natal
Orange River Colony
Transvaal Colony
Southern Rhodesia
High Commissioner for Southern Africa
Basutoland
Bechuanaland Protectorate
Swaziland
North-western Rhodesia
Union of South Africa
Southern African Customs Union
Consolidated Treaty Series
Categories
1903 in South Africa
1903 in Southern Rhodesia
British colonisation in Africa
Customs treaties
Treaties concluded in 1903
Treaties entered into force in 1903

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