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Series
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Office of the Governor of Pitcairn, Ducie, Henderson...
Catalogue reference: FCO 94
What's it about?
FCO 94
This series contains records created in the British High Commission in New Zealand supporting the work of the governor of the islands of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno, a post held by the High Commissioner.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FCO 94
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Office of the Governor of Pitcairn, Ducie, Henderson and Oeno Islands: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records created in the British High Commission in New Zealand supporting the work of the governor of the islands of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno, a post held by the High Commissioner.
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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
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Governor of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, 1970-1970
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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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 2004 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)
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These records were created by staff in the British High Commission in New Zealand, working for the High Commissioner in his other capacity as Non-resident Governor of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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File series ran from 1970
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Occasional further accruals can be expected.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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Selected under acquisition policy criterion 2.2.1.3, documenting British adminsitration of the islands. Policy files not duplicating material held in FCO headquarters files selected.
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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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From 1952 until 1970, the Pitcairn group of islands was administered by the Governor of Fiji, an arrangement that was terminated when Fiji became independent in October of that year. The non-resident post of Governor of the islands of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno islands has been held since 1970 by the British high commissioners in New Zealand. The records of the governor's office are therefore created and managed by high commission staff.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16200/
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Office of the Governor of Pitcairn, Ducie, Henderson and Oeno Islands: Registered Files
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