Collection 287 - Shipping Research Bureau : [Part 1]

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ZA COM MR-AAO-287

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Shipping Research Bureau : [Part 1]

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  • 1980-01-01 - 1995-12-31 (Accumulation)

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The IISH holds a substantial archive on the organisation. It is not clear whether the collection is open for research at this time.

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The Shipping Research Bureau was a specialist organisation, mainly dealing with research into the oil trade with South Africa and alerting the world to breaches of the UN oil embargo. It pressured national governments to adopt sanctions against South Africa. It was founded by the Komitee Zuidelijk Afrika (KZA) and Working Group Kairos in 1980, and continued operating until 1995.

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