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Reference
(The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FCO 105
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Title
(The name of the record)
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Southern African Department: Registered Files (JS file series)
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Date
(When the record was created)
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1979-1990
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Description
(What the record is about)
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This series contains the records of Southern African Department, dealing with UK relations with Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland.
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Arrangement
(Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Arrangement is by former file reference within annual file cycles.
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Related material
(A cross-reference to other related records)
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For previous records see
FCO 45
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Held by
(Who holds the record)
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The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference
(Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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JS file series
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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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Physical description
(The amount and form of the record)
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3945 file(s)
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Access conditions
(Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition
(When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2010 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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- Topics
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International
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Africa
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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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Policy documents selected under the agreed Operation Selection Policies (OSP 13 and OSP 23).
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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 Southern African Department was formed in 1979, one of the successors to the Central and Southern Africa Department (1973-1979). At its creation, the department had responsibilities for the following: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland.
The Southern African Department ran until 1990 when it was succeeded by the Central and Southern Africa Department.
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Record URL
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16646/