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Colonial Office: Fiji: South Pacific Office: Original Correspondence
Catalogue reference: CO 1009
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CO 1009
This series contains files of the British Commissioners on the South Pacific Commission. As well as papers, agendas, reports, etc., of the Commission, the series includes records of the South Pacific Commission Research Council, and of the...
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CO 1009
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Fiji: South Pacific Office: Original Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
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1940-1970
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files of the British Commissioners on the South Pacific Commission. As well as papers, agendas, reports, etc., of the Commission, the series includes records of the South Pacific Commission Research Council, and of the British Fiji Office.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- South Pacific Commission, 1947-1998
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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817 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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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A South Pacific Regional Commission was established in 1947 by agreement between the governments of Australia, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, to act as a consultative and advisory body to the participating governments in matters affecting the economic and social development of non-self governing territories in the South Pacific.
Annual sessions of the Commission were held at its headquarters in Noumea, New Caledonia; in framing its working programmes, it was assisted by annual meetings of a Research Council, and triennial meetings of a Conference of territorial delegates.
The Governor of Fiji acted as first UK Commissioner, a full time official as second Commissioner, with an office in Fiji.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5198/
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