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
Committee of Imperial Defence: Standing Inter-Departmental Committee on Censorship:...
Catalogue reference: CAB 49
What's it about?
CAB 49
This series includes the minutes and memoranda of the Standing Inter-Departmental Committee on Censorship, and the proceedings and memoranda of its sub-committees.Subjects covered include the organisation of censorship in time of war or...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CAB 49
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Title (The name of the record)
- Committee of Imperial Defence: Standing Inter-Departmental Committee on Censorship: Minutes and Memoranda (SCC and Other Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1924-1939
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series includes the minutes and memoranda of the Standing Inter-Departmental Committee on Censorship, and the proceedings and memoranda of its sub-committees.
Subjects covered include the organisation of censorship in time of war or emergency, the Handbook of Censorship Regulations, and censorship of different media including wireless, telegraphy, film and mail.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Chronological by committee and then by sub-committee
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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)
- Committee of Imperial Defence, Standing Inter-Departmental Committee on Censorship, 1924-1939
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 20 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- 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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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1924-1939
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- 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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The Standing Inter-Departmental Committee on Censorship was established by the Committee of Imperial Defence in 1924.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3856/
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