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Records of the Legal Division
Catalogue reference: Division within CO
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Division within CO
Contains records of the Legal Division relating to all legal matters affecting the colonies.Records of the Legal Division are in CO 1026 and CO 1058, with registers of correspondence in CO 1013
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Division within CO
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Legal Division
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1951-1967
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Description (What the record is about)
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Contains records of the Legal Division relating to all legal matters affecting the colonies.
Records of the Legal Division are in CO 1026 and CO 1058, with registers of correspondence in CO 1013
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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)
- Colonial Office, Legal Division, 1949-1966
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 series
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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
- Legal
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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 Legal Division was created in 1949 and dealt with all legal matters affecting the colonies, including: constitutional and civil law, questions of nationality and naturalisation, the qualifications and appointment of lawyers, and the general administration of justice.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C452/
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