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Coll 25/8 'Orders in Council: Registration of British subjects and protected persons...
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/12/3311
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This record is a file about the Coll 25/8 'Orders in Council: Registration of British subjects and protected persons... dating from 4 May 1920-2 Aug 1928.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/L/PS/12/3311
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Title (The name of the record)
- Coll 25/8 'Orders in Council: Registration of British subjects and protected persons abroad'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 4 May 1920-2 Aug 1928
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence, drafts, minute papers, memoranda, and reports concerning matters connected to the registration of British subjects and protected persons in foreign countries. The first part of the file consists of the interdepartmental discussion following the release of a Foreign Office report on British communities abroad (Miscellaneous No.8 (1920) - folios 167-74) which dealt with the matters of registration of British subjects, protected persons, and those naturalized in India and resulted in amended orders in Council for Maskat [Muscat], China (Kashgar), Bahrein [Bahrain], and the Persian Islands (see folios 103-26) in 1922. Further matters dealt with later in the file include:. Collection of fees; The question of dual nationality; Issuing of passports; Registration of British Indians in China with unsatisfactory documentary evidence of nationality; Registration of Indians in possession of Singapore Emergency Certificates or Hong Kong Police Permits; Correspondence is between officials at the Foreign Office, India Office, Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), Colonial Office, British Legation in Peking [Beijing], British Minister at Amoy [Xiamen], the Economic and Overseas Department, and Government House in Singapore.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Coll 25/8
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file (174 folios)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 175; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/4584c492-acf3-4dd9-af24-9acf630cfed1/
Series information
IOR/L/PS/12
Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/L/PS
Political and Secret Department Records
Within the series: IOR/L/PS/12
Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
Within the sub-series: IOR/L/PS/12/3304-3341
Political (External) Collection 25: HM Orders in Council
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Coll 25/8 'Orders in Council: Registration of British subjects and protected persons abroad'