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The 1951 Refugee Convention
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Series
Colonial Office: Information Department: Registered Files (INF Series)
Catalogue reference: CO 1027
What's it about?
CO 1027
This series contains files dealing with all aspects of the operation of the Colonial Office's Information Department, including information used to counter the threat of Communism in the colonies, film censorship, the establishment and...
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 1027
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Information Department: Registered Files (INF Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1952-1967
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files dealing with all aspects of the operation of the Colonial Office's Information Department, including information used to counter the threat of Communism in the colonies, film censorship, the establishment and administration of colonial information services, colonial broadcasting, the Imperial (later Commonwealth) Institute and the British Council and relations with the press and other media.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For later files on related subjects see: FCO 13 OD 15 FCO 26
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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INF file series
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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768 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
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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
- Communism
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5216/
Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Colonial Office: Information Department: Registered Files (INF Series)
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