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British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone | |
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Reports to | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
Inaugural holder | John Baines Johnston First High Commissioner to Sierra Leone |
Formation | 1961 |
Website | www |
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