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Series
Colonial Office: Governor, Malta: Registered Files
Catalogue reference: CO 1062
What's it about?
CO 1062
This series consists of records produced in the office of the Governor of Malta relating to the Bailey Dockyard case, and for that reason retained by the UK government after Malta became independent.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CO 1062
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Governor, Malta: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1958-1969
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of records produced in the office of the Governor of Malta relating to the Bailey Dockyard case, and for that reason retained by the UK government after Malta became independent.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Other records of the Governor form part of the Maltese national archive.
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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)
- 8 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2001 Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Records of the Governor of Malta relating to the Bailey Dockyards case were retained by the UK government after Malta's independence until the case was settled, during which time they passed from the Commonwealth Relations Office to the Commonwealth Office (in August 1966), and thence to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (in October 1968).
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- File series ran from 1813 to 1962
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No future accruals expected.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Only the few documents relating to the Bailey Dockyards case have been selected for permanent preservation. These records are aquired under section 2.2.1.3 of the PRO acquisition policy, as they document this important aspect of UK/Maltese relations immediately preceeding independence.
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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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Malta was captured by the British in 1800, and from 1801 to 1813 the administration of the islands was divided between a British Military Commander and a British Civil Commission. The first British governor was appointed in July 1813. Limited self-government was introduced by the 1921 constitution, under which the Maltese Government handled local affairs while reserved matters were handled by the Maltese Imperial Government, headed by the Governor.
This constitution was suspended in 1930 and again in 1933, revoked in 1936, and Crown Colony rule resumed in 1939. Limited self government was restored under the 1947 constitution. Internal self government for Malta, as recommended by the Malta Constitutional Commission under Sir Hilary Blood, was introduced in March 1962, and from this point reserved matters were handled by a UK Commissioner in Malta. Though the post of governor continued, the Governor now acted on the advice of Maltese ministers, and ceased to have any executive authority.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15656/
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