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.
Piece
Africa
Catalogue reference: FO 800/750
What’s it about?
This record is about the Africa dating from 1951-1955 in the series Foreign Office, Private Offices: Various Ministers' and Officials' Papers. 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)
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FO 800/750
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Date (When the record was created)
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1951-1955
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Description (What the record is about)
- Africa
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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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AF 51/1-55/2
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Originals held at (The organisation that holds the original record)
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University of Birmingham Library
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4267849/
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Series information
FO 800
Foreign Office, Private Offices: Various Ministers' and Officials' Papers
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Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: FO
Records created or inherited by the Foreign Office
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Within the series: FO 800
Foreign Office, Private Offices: Various Ministers' and Officials' Papers
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Africa
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