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Catalogue reference: FCO 85
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FCO 85
This series contains original bi-lateral, multi-lateral and European Union treaties ratified by the United Kingdom, and ratifications of treaties where the UK is designated to hold ratifications by other states. The text of most of these...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FCO 85
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Records and Historical Department, Treaty Section: Protocols and Ratifications of Treaties
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Date (When the record was created)
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1962-2016
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains original bi-lateral, multi-lateral and European Union treaties ratified by the United Kingdom, and ratifications of treaties where the UK is designated to hold ratifications by other states.
The text of most of these treaties, as published in UK Parliament Command papers, is available to view at UK Treaties Online
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Treaties and ratifications are arranged by date of entering into force or date of receipt of ratification.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Earlier multi-lateral treaties are in FO 949
Earlier ratifications of treaties are in FO 94
Earlier bi-lateral treaties are in FO 93
Earlier European Community treaties are in FO 974
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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For digital records associated with FCO 85 see:
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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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Miscellaneous
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Treaty Section, 1992-1992
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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395 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2005 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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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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from 2001
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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All protocols and ratifications of treaties which come into force are selected, under Acquisition Policy criteria 2.2.1.3, documenting formal agreements between the UK and other states.
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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 Foreign and Commonwealth Office Treaty Section (at the time part of the Records and Historical Department) reorganised its holdings and arrangement of treaties and ratifications in 2000-2001 to incorporate a new database. The former distinction between European Community, multi- and bi-lateral treaties was ended, and ratifications were held as part of the same series. As a result the various earlier FO treaty series were closed, and all new treaties coming into force from February 2001 will be found in this series.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15677/
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Records and Historical Department, Treaty Section: Protocols and Ratifications of Treaties
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