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Transferred to CO 326/123
Catalogue reference: IND 1/8423
Transferred to CO 326/123
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Appointment of a Colonial Secretary: confirms telegram stating Mr W L McKinstry's...
Catalogue reference: CO 123/300/11
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This record is about the Appointment of a Colonial Secretary: confirms telegram stating Mr W L McKinstry's... dating from 1920 Apr 15 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: British Honduras, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 123/300/11
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1920 Apr 15
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Description (What the record is about)
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Appointment of a Colonial Secretary: confirms telegram stating Mr W L McKinstry's unsuitability for the post of Colonial Secretary; reiterates his lack of qualification and judgment and that the public would not accept him as acting governor; restates personal need to take leave and recommends Chief Justice Sir Robert Roden as suitable acting governor during absence. Secret despatch, folios 74-79
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 22270/1920
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Colonial Office and predecessors: British Honduras, Original Correspondence
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