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Colonial Office: Kenya Original Correspondence
Catalogue reference: CO 533
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CO 533
This series contains original correspondence relating to Kenya.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CO 533
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Kenya Original Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1905-1951
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains original correspondence relating to Kenya.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For later correspondence see CO 822
For earlier correspondence see CO 519
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 764 files and volumes
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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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- Topics
- International
- Africa
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- For a register of correspondence see CO 628
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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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Responsibility for Kenyan affairs was transferred from the Foreign Office to the Colonial Office in 1905. Prior to 1920 the territory was known as the East African Protectorate.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4723/
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