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.
Series
Colonial Office: Wei-Hai-Wei Commissioner's Files
Catalogue reference: CO 873
What's it about?
CO 873
This series contains local records of the Commissioner in Wei-Hai-Wei taken over by the Colonial Office on rendition of the territory.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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CO 873
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Wei-Hai-Wei Commissioner's Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1899-1930
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains local records of the Commissioner in Wei-Hai-Wei taken over by the Colonial Office on rendition of the territory.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Colonial Office, Civil Commissioner, Wei-Hai-Wei, 1902-1930
- War Office, Military and Civil Commissioner, Wei-Hai-Wei, 1899-1901
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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779 file(s)
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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
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5062/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
372,534 records
Within the department: CO
Records of the Colonial Office, Commonwealth and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices,...
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Colonial Office: Wei-Hai-Wei Commissioner's Files
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