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The 1951 Refugee Convention
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Series
Colonial Office: Public Relations Department, later Information Department: Registered...
Catalogue reference: CO 875
What's it about?
CO 875
This series contains records of the Public Relations Department, later the Information Department, relating to publicity and propaganda about the colonies in Britain and abroad through publications, broadcasting and the British Council. Also...
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 875
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Public Relations Department, later Information Department: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1897-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the Public Relations Department, later the Information Department, relating to publicity and propaganda about the colonies in Britain and abroad through publications, broadcasting and the British Council. Also includes the Colonial Print papers and document series covering a range of topics covered by the Colonial Office.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For registers of correspondence see CO 978
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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, 1854-1966
- Colonial Office, Information Department, 1945-1966
- Colonial Office, Public Relations Department, 1942-1945
- Commonwealth Office, 1966-1968
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1968-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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495 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1967 Commonwealth Office
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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/C5064/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
372,534 records
Within the department: CO
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Colonial Office: Public Relations Department, later Information Department: Registered Files
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