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The Geneva Convention, 1949
This document sets out the laws its signatory nations agreed to follow around the treatment of prisoners of war, those in medical need, and civilians.
Series
Prison Commission: Noters Section: Precedent Books
Catalogue reference: PCOM 17
What's it about?
PCOM 17
This series consists of three sets of precedent registers compiled by noters in the Prison Commission.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PCOM 17
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Title (The name of the record)
- Prison Commission: Noters Section: Precedent Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1938-1964
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of three sets of precedent registers compiled by noters in the Prison Commission.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The three sets of precedent registers in this series were compiled on the basis of files referred to them by divisions. The rationale for the three sets and their precise provenance are unknown: whilst there is some overlap, the books do not exactly duplicate each other.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Home Office precedent registers are in HO 384
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 9 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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
- Prisons
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Home Office assumed responsibility for Prison Department noting after the Prison Commission was absorbed by the Home Office in 1963
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11512/
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Prison Commission: Noters Section: Precedent Books
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