Focus on
The Huey Fong: Hong Kong's 1979 refugee crisis
In December 1978, Vietnamese refugees seeking asylum aboard the Huey Fong were refused entry to Hong Kong. Records we hold document the 34-day standoff.
Series
Department of Technical Co-operation and successors: Information Branch and Information...
Catalogue reference: OD 15
What's it about?
OD 15
Files of the Information Branch and its successors dealing with general aspects of publicity for the Department and its work, such as the organization of press conferences and overseas visits by its members.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- OD 15
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Technical Co-operation and successors: Information Branch and Information Department: Registered Files, Public Relations and Information Services (IN Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1961-1991
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files of the Information Branch and its successors dealing with general aspects of publicity for the Department and its work, such as the organization of press conferences and overseas visits by its members.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Earlier files will be found in CO 1027
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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)
- IN, INF and EOO
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department for International Development, 1997-1997
- Department of Technical Co-operation, Information Branch, 1962-1964
- Ministry of Overseas Development, Information Department, 1966-1970
- Overseas Development Administration, 1979-1997
- Overseas Development Administration, Information Department, 1970-1974
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 149 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1988 Overseas Development Administration
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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
- Aid and development
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- File series ran from 1961 to 2006.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- See Technical Co-operation: A Progress Report by the New Department, April 1962 (Cmnd. 1698).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11386/
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