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Operation of the US Immigration and Nationality Act 1952 (the McCarran-Walker Act);...
Catalogue reference: FO 369/4894
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This record is about the Operation of the US Immigration and Nationality Act 1952 (the McCarran-Walker Act);... dating from 1953 in the series Foreign Office: Consular Department: General Correspondence from 1906. 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)
- FO 369/4894
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1953
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Description (What the record is about)
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Operation of the US Immigration and Nationality Act 1952 (the McCarran-Walker Act); its effect on issue of visas to British seamen; protests to US State Department about 'screening' of British crews; recognition of British Seaman's Identity Card as a 'pas
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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)
- K 211 (papers 83-99)
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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
- International
- Migration
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4262457/
Series information
FO 369
Foreign Office: Consular Department: General Correspondence from 1906
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