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Commonwealth Relations Office: India: Registered Files
Catalogue reference: DO 142
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DO 142
Contains registered files of the Commonwealth Relations Office (Commonwealth Relations Office) relating to India, taken from several series in order to reflect the different departments of Commonwealth Relations Office which were involved. They...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DO 142
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Title (The name of the record)
- Commonwealth Relations Office: India: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1912-1958
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Description (What the record is about)
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Contains registered files of the Commonwealth Relations Office (Commonwealth Relations Office) relating to India, taken from several series in order to reflect the different departments of Commonwealth Relations Office which were involved. They cover a wide range of subjects, including the jute and other industries, agriculture, transport, exports and imports, the treatment of UK citizens, diplomatic representation, arms supplies, and political matters generally. Some files deal with neighbouring countries, especially Pakistan. Some files are re-registered India Office files.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
By department, in registered file number order.
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Commonwealth Relations Office, Accountant General's Department, 1947-1951
- Commonwealth Relations Office, Accountant-Generals Department, 1955-1965
- Commonwealth Relations Office, Accountant-Generals Department Branch I, 1951-1955
- Commonwealth Relations Office, Accountant-Generals Department Branch II, 1951-1955
- Commonwealth Relations Office, Economic Division, 1947-1951
- Commonwealth Relations Office, Establishment Department, 1947-1960
- Commonwealth Relations Office, Political Division, 1955-1962
- Dominions Office, Accountant General's Department, 1925-1947
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 605 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6151/
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