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Coll 7/41 'Disposal of arms and ammunition stored in HM Consulates abroad'
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/12/2211
What’s it about?
This record is a file about the Coll 7/41 'Disposal of arms and ammunition stored in HM Consulates abroad' dating from 13 Oct 1937-28 Oct 1937.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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IOR/L/PS/12/2211
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Title (The name of the record)
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Coll 7/41 'Disposal of arms and ammunition stored in HM Consulates abroad'
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Date (When the record was created)
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13 Oct 1937-28 Oct 1937
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence regarding the disposal of small arms and ammunition from the Consulate-General at Addis Ababa [Ādīs Ābeba]. The correspondents are the Foreign Office, the War Office, and the Acting Consul-General (Alexander Knox Helm). A list of the arms and ammunition can be found at folios 16-17. The Consul-General advises that the material falls into four categories: property of HMG or the Government of India; property belonging to Europeans who have left Ethiopia; property left behind by persons who took refuge in the Legation in May 1936; and miscellaneous. The possibility of handing the material over to the Italian authorities is discussed, as is the difficulty of disposing of 500 rounds of 'dum-dum' ammunition left by the refugees. The Foreign Office decision is recorded in a letter at folio 4. The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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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)
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Coll 7/41
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 file (16 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)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 18; 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/8311af9b-0ab0-49e2-b8fb-33ce78ef9166/
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/12/2171-2221
Political (External) Collection 7: Arms, Ammunition and Arms Traffic
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Coll 7/41 'Disposal of arms and ammunition stored in HM Consulates abroad'