Persons not of British nationality today were strictly forbidden to engage in any organized political or public activity in the Union of South Africa, by an executive decree designed to curb Nazism, the Havas News Agency reported.
British nationals were forbidden to take an oath of fidelity to, or obey the orders of, the sovereign or chief of any state outside the British commonwealth of nations.
Violators of the latter provision will be liable to fines of £100 (about $490) or one year in prison.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.