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.
Series
Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Confidential
Catalogue reference: SP 107
What's it about?
SP 107
Copies, translations and extracts from the original correspondence of foreign ministers resident in England, intercepted before delivery.The copies or extracts, before they were sent to the Secretaries of State or other ministers concerned, were...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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SP 107
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Title (The name of the record)
- Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Confidential
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Date (When the record was created)
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1716-1766
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Description (What the record is about)
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Copies, translations and extracts from the original correspondence of foreign ministers resident in England, intercepted before delivery.
The copies or extracts, before they were sent to the Secretaries of State or other ministers concerned, were first translated where the language used in the original correspondence was other than English or French. The original letters were then sealed up again and allowed to proceed to their destination. Apparently it was common practice to open diplomatic despatches in other countries.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The letters are arranged in strict chronological order except for late additions to the series, and envelopes or covers for the despatches which are placed at the end.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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The series of intercepted despatches is continued in British Library Additional MSS 32, 300 et passim.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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A large quantity of the records perished (through neglect) at some time before 1838 at the Old State Paper Office.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English and French
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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110 volume(s)
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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
- International
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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The records were at one time at the Old State Paper Office at Scotland Yard.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13646/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: SP
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Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Confidential
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