I’m not sure the process I described would ever happen with a ball, because they were newer and had fancier stuff, like half line spacing and half letter spacing too. Come to think of it, the “basket” type machine, at least the 1950’s model I’m familiar with, had a button on the carriage so you could go up/down only (to any line position). The relocking switch was something that freed the paper completely in every direction. Still, document people would probably get used to the latter, freeing the paper completely.
Gawd, this is boring stuff!
FWIW, if we can just get past the problem of “Republic of Kenya” in February of 1964, this doc has a very good chance of being the real McCoy. Then it would get very interesting for everybody!
The problem of the “Republic of Kenya” in 1963 is solved here:
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA, 1963
(as Amended to 2008)
http://www.constitutionnet.org/en/vl/constitution-republic-kenya-1963-amended-2008
Download text of the document here:
http://www.constitutionnet.org/files/Kenyan%20constitution%20amended%202008.pdf
They obviously referred to Kenya as a republic prior to 1964.
It’s not a problem. Someone posted the “Constitution of the Republic of Kenya” that was printed in 1963. It was just formally recognized that way by Britain in 1964.
I don’t think it’s a problem.
The comment on that site about the Republic of Kenya not being in fact until 1964 is TECHNICALLY correct, however they issued a constitution in 1963.
http://www.constitutionnet.org/files/Kenyan%20constitution%20amended%202008.pdf
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA, 1963
Now it was officially recognized by the government of Britain the world in 1964, but in 1963, when they declared their independence , they considered themselves “The Republic of Kenya”.
If I’m not mistaken, The United States of America wasn’t recognized by Britain as soon as we declared it. Only after being defeated in the war did they accept it. But we WERE the United States of America from the date of declaration.