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Series

Colonial Office: Legal Department: Registered Files (LEG Series)

Catalogue reference: CO 1026

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CO 1026

This series contains registered files of the Legal Divisions. Files deal with legal questions affecting the colonies in general and with a few particular cases of importance. The subject matter includes various aspects of matrimonial and family...

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Reference
CO 1026
Title
Colonial Office: Legal Department: Registered Files (LEG Series)
Date
1951-1967
Description

This series contains registered files of the Legal Divisions. Files deal with legal questions affecting the colonies in general and with a few particular cases of importance. The subject matter includes various aspects of matrimonial and family law, constitutional and procedural matters and questions of nationality and naturalization.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
LEG file series
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
327 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 1982 Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Subjects
Topics
International
Marriage and divorce
Legal
Nationality
Accruals
Series is accruing
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5215/

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