Record revealed
Letters from the curator of St Vincent Botanic Gardens
Discover how plants travelled across the British Empire in the 19th century and the effect this has on our natural environment, and eating habits, today.
Series
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Security Policy Department: Registered Files (DZ...
Catalogue reference: FCO 179
What's it about?
FCO 179
This series contains annual policy files covering the UK's international security objectives
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FCO 179
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Security Policy Department: Registered Files (DZ Prefix Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1991-1994
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains annual policy files covering the UK's international security objectives
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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These records complement earlier material held in FCO 46, which will no longer accrue. FCO 46
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1968-1968
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Security Policy Department, 1988-2022
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2160 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- 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 2021 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
- International
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- These records have always been in the custody of FCO.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- This series is accruing annually
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- These records will be subject to selection in line with OSP 13 ("Britain's Diplomatic Relations 1973-1996");
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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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In 1988 the Security Policy Department (SECPOL) was established to lead on international security objectives and to act as the interface between Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16925299/
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Security Policy Department: Registered Files (DZ Prefix Series)
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