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Catalogue reference: CO 1032

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CO 1032

This series contains registered files of the Defence and General Department and successors on general subjects affecting more than one colony, which were not allocated to other subject departments.Subjects handled by the General departments...

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Reference
CO 1032
Title
Colonial Office and Commonwealth Office: Defence and General Department and successors: Registered Files, General Colonial Policy (GEN Series)
Date
1949-1968
Description

This series contains registered files of the Defence and General Department and successors on general subjects affecting more than one colony, which were not allocated to other subject departments.

Subjects handled by the General departments include: war graves and memorials in the colonies; war pensions; constitutional questions and colonial legislation; ceremonial matters, flags and precedence; consular matters; the deportation of UK and colonial citizens from foreign countries; passports and visas; colonial development; immigration into the UK and emigration; dangerous drugs; and a small amount of miscellaneous international business, including papers for Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conferences.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
GEN file series
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Colonial Office, Aden and General Department, 1959-1961
  • Colonial Office, Defence and General Department, 1948-1955
  • Colonial Office, General Department, 1955-1961
  • Colonial Office, International Relations and General Department, 1961-1966
  • Commonwealth Office, International and General Department, 1966-1968
Physical description
514 file(s)
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 1981 Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Subjects
Topics
International
Migration
Pay and pensions
Nationality
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5221/

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