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Series
War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Subjects Affecting Colonies Generally,...
Catalogue reference: CO 885
What's it about?
CO 885
This series contains confidential print on subjects affecting colonies generally.Print numbers 536 and 538 were not used.
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 885
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Title (The name of the record)
- War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Subjects Affecting Colonies Generally, Confidential Print
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1839-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains confidential print on subjects affecting colonies generally.
Print numbers 536 and 538 were not used.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- CO 812
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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)
- 140 volume(s)
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5074/
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