Record revealed
Copy of Henry VIII's diplomatic assurances to João III of Portugal
Recently rediscovered, this letter offers new archival evidence into Britain and Portugal's shared history.
Series
Department of Industry: Posts and Telecommunications Division: Registered Files (BT/A...
Catalogue reference: PV 16
What's it about?
PV 16
Files relating to the financial aspects of the British Telecom privatisation including methods of share sales, joint ventures with the private sector, subsidies for competitive activities, the introduction of private capital and the financial...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PV 16
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Industry: Posts and Telecommunications Division: Registered Files (BT/A Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1980-1994
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files relating to the financial aspects of the British Telecom privatisation including methods of share sales, joint ventures with the private sector, subsidies for competitive activities, the introduction of private capital and the financial provisions of the privatisation bill.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Records arranged in file number order.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Development of Post Office services FV 66
Reviews of telecommunications strategy FV 87
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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)
- BT/A
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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)
- Department of Industry, Posts and Telecommunications Division, 1974-1983
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 286 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 84 year closure
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2012 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
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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
- Communications
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Records selected for permanent preservation under Acquisition Criteria Theme 3.1.4: Regulation and support of economic activity by government, including industry, services, agriculture, transport, energy, trade and employment and productivity.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11916760/
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Department of Industry: Posts and Telecommunications Division: Registered Files (BT/A Series)
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