Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we're still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

Series

Diplomatic Service Administration Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Office...

Catalogue reference: FCO 80

What's it about?

FCO 80

This series contains Office Services and Supply Department files on Diplomatic Service general office services matters, including distributed office notices and circulars.

Full description and record details

Reference
FCO 80
Title
Diplomatic Service Administration Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Office Services and Supply Department: Registered Files (DSG and XG Series)
Date
1968 - 1971
Description

This series contains Office Services and Supply Department files on Diplomatic Service general office services matters, including distributed office notices and circulars.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
DSG and XG file series
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Diplomatic Service Administration Office, Office Services and Supply Department, 1967-1968
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Office Services and Supply Department, 1968-1971
Physical description
12 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 2001 Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Subjects
Topics
International
Accumulation dates
File series ran from 1967 to 1971
Accruals
Annual accruals
Selection and destruction information
Records selected by the FCO under PRO supervision under section 2.2.1.3 of the PRO acquisition policy, dealing with the support of UK diplomatic activity and procedures.
Administrative / biographical background

The Office Services and Supply Department handled home accommodation, translation services, records management and registration transport, office services, and the editing and distribution of office instructions and circulars for the Diplomatic Service.

On the formation of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in October 1968, the Diplomatic Service Administration Office was abolished, and the functions of the Office Services and Supply Department passed directly to the new office. The work of the department passed to an Accommodation and Services Department in 1971.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15622/

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

331,892 records

Within the department: FCO

Records of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and predecessors

You are currently looking at the series: FCO 80

Diplomatic Service Administration Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Office Services and Supply Department: Registered Files (DSG and XG Series)

You may be interested in

Related records

Records that share similar topics with this record.