Record revealed
The 1951 Refugee Convention
The 1951 Refugee Convention defined international obligations to refugees, but also exposed global tensions in a context of decolonisation and ongoing conflict.
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Correspondence Local Government statistics, etc. Board.
Catalogue reference: MH 8/7
What’s it about?
This record is about the Correspondence Local Government statistics, etc. Board. dating from 1915-1918 in the series War Refugees Committee: Minutes, Papers and History Cards. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MH 8/7
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1915-1918
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence Local Government statistics, etc. Board.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- 1 box
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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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
- Refugees
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1845617/
Series information
MH 8
War Refugees Committee: Minutes, Papers and History Cards
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