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.
Series
Foreign Office Warrants
Catalogue reference: C 187
What's it about?
C 187
Warrants for ratification signed by the sovereign. They take the form either of full powers to a chosen representative of the Foreign Office to negotiate on behalf of the government of the United Kingdom, or instruments of consular conventions or...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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C 187
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office Warrants
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Date (When the record was created)
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1859-1999
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Description (What the record is about)
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Warrants for ratification signed by the sovereign. They take the form either of full powers to a chosen representative of the Foreign Office to negotiate on behalf of the government of the United Kingdom, or instruments of consular conventions or agreements between foreign countries and the United Kingdom.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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125 bundles and parchment membranes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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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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Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3722/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
1,513,580 records
Within the department: C
Records created, acquired, and inherited by Chancery, and also of the Wardrobe, Royal...
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Foreign Office Warrants
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