Record revealed
Copy of Henry VIII's diplomatic assurances to João III of Portugal
Recently rediscovered, this letter offers new archival evidence into Britain and Portugal's shared history.
Series
Colonial Defence Committee, and Committee of Imperial Defence, Colonial Defence Committee...
Catalogue reference: CAB 8
What's it about?
CAB 8
This series consists of the memoranda of the Colonial Defence Committee from 1885, and of the Committee of Imperial Defence's Colonial Defence Committee, later Oversea Defence Committee, from 1904.Papers in the (M) series are concerned with the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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CAB 8
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Defence Committee, and Committee of Imperial Defence, Colonial Defence Committee later Oversea Defence Committee: Memoranda (M and ODC Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1885-1939
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of the memoranda of the Colonial Defence Committee from 1885, and of the Committee of Imperial Defence's Colonial Defence Committee, later Oversea Defence Committee, from 1904.
Papers in the (M) series are concerned with the defence of particular colonies and those in the (ODC) series with overseas defence more generally.
Topics covered included all matters of colonial defence and the use of British ports abroad, together with air navigation, anti-aircraft, the use of wireless and official telegrams, the composition and organisation of local forces, provision for overseas commands and coaling stations.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Chronological
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Records of the War Cabinet, Oversea Defence Committee after August 1939 continue in CAB 94
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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M and ODC 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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Colonial Defence Committee, 1885-1904
- Committee of Imperial Defence, Colonial Defence Committee, 1904-1911
- Committee of Imperial Defence, Oversea Defence Committee, 1911-1939
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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56 volume(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 unless otherwise stated
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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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M series ran 1885-1939. ODC series ran 1920-1939.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No future accruals expected
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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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These memoranda were circulated for the purposes of information and discussion to members of the Colonial Defence and Oversea Defence Committees, and to other members of the Committee of Imperial Defence, ministers, officials and representatives of the Army, Admiralty and War Office as required.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3815/
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