The High Commission Territories
The High Commissioner was responsible for governing the following territories, in each case represented by a Resident Commissioner:
- Basutoland, gained independence as Lesotho on 4 October 1966
- Bechuanaland, gained independence as Botswana on 30 September 1966
- Swaziland, gained independence on 6 September 1968
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