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The 1951 Refugee Convention
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Series
Colonial Office: West India Royal Commission (1938 to 1939)
Catalogue reference: CO 950
What's it about?
CO 950
This series contains records of the West India Royal Commission comprising working papers of the Commission, oral and written evidence submitted, and Commission Secretariat circulars to members.
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 950
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: West India Royal Commission (1938 to 1939)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1938-1939
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the West India Royal Commission comprising working papers of the Commission, oral and written evidence submitted, and Commission Secretariat circulars to members.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For records of the West Indies Development and Welfare Organisation, set up as a result of the commission, see CO 1042
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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)
- West India Royal Commission, 1938-1939
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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970 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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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
- Caribbean
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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This series is accruing
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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 Commission was appointed under the chairmanship of Lord Moyne, to investigate social and economic conditions in Barbados, British Honduras, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands, and matters connected herewith.
Evidence was taken in three parts (i) in London, (ii) on tour in the West Indies, and, (iii) in London on return from tour.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- The report of the Commission was published in 1945 as Cmd 6607.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5139/
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Colonial Office: West India Royal Commission (1938 to 1939)
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