Rhodesian High Commission
Zimbabwe House was originally called Rhodesia House, and served as the High Commission of Southern Rhodesia from 1923 until the Rhodesian UDI on November 11, 1965. Rhodesia was unique in being the only British colony to have a High Commission, as only dominions (and later, independent Commonwealth members) were represented by such legations.
After the UDI, Rhodesia's High Commissioner, Brigadier Andrew Skeen was declared persona non grata by the British Government and ordered to leave the country. However, because of concerns over diplomatic property under international law, Rhodesia House was not seized by the British Government. It simply became a Representative Office with no official diplomatic status, until the colony gained independence as Zimbabwe in 1980.
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