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The 1951 Refugee Convention
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Series
Colonial Office: Telegraph Section: Original Correspondence
Catalogue reference: CO 1038
What's it about?
CO 1038
This series contains records of the Telegraph Section of the Colonial Office.
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 1038
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Telegraph Section: Original Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
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1936-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the Telegraph Section of the Colonial Office.
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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)
- Colonial Office, Telegraph Section, 1923-1942
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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5 files and volumes
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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
- Communications
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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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Telecommunications were the responsibility of the General Department. From 1923 to 1942, a distinct Telegraph Section existed within the General Department to deal with these duties.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5227/
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Colonial Office: Telegraph Section: Original Correspondence
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