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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Republic of Ireland Department: Registered Papers...

Catalogue reference: FCO 87

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FCO 87

This series contains records of the Republic of Ireland Department dealing with UK relations with the Republic and in particular the relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic.

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Reference
FCO 87
Title
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Republic of Ireland Department: Registered Papers and Digital Files (WL Series)
Date
1970-1995
Description

This series contains records of the Republic of Ireland Department dealing with UK relations with the Republic and in particular the relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic.

Arrangement

References for born-digital records are automatically generated and display a 'Z' after a forward slash, which distinguish them from traditional references allocated to paper and digitised records.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WL file series
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
4687 paper files and digital records
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 2002 Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Subjects
Topics
International
Ireland
Accumulation dates
File series began in 1972
Accruals
Annual accruals can be expected.
Selection and destruction information
Selected under Acquisition Policy criterion 2.2.1.3 to document the development of UK diplomatic relations with the Republic of Ireland.
Administrative / biographical background

In 1972 a separate Republic of Ireland Department was established by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to handle all aspects of relations between the UK and Ireland in the light of the deteriorating security situation in Northern Ireland. Functions dealing with relations with Ireland were transferred to the new Department from the Western European Department.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15783/

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Republic of Ireland Department: Registered Papers and Digital Files (WL Series)

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