Record revealed
The 1951 Refugee Convention
The 1951 Refugee Convention defined international obligations to refugees, but also exposed global tensions in a context of decolonisation and ongoing conflict.
Piece
Case papers: 7930-8080. (Described at item level)
Catalogue reference: HO 294/582
What’s it about?
This record is about the Case papers: 7930-8080. (Described at item level) dating from 1938-1965 in the series Czechoslovak Refugee Trust: Records. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 294/582
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1938-1965
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Description (What the record is about)
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Case papers: 7930-8080. (Described at item level)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed Until 2011
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Refugees
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10881421/
Series information
HO 294
Czechoslovak Refugee Trust: Records
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Case papers: 7930-8080. (Described at item level)
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