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Commonwealth Relations Office and Commonwealth Office: Western and Middle East Department...
Catalogue reference: DO 182
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DO 182
This series contains files of the Western and Middle East Department of the Commonwealth Relations Office' Foreign Affairs Division. The department dealt with the various western organisations and handled matters of general concern such as human...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DO 182
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Title (The name of the record)
- Commonwealth Relations Office and Commonwealth Office: Western and Middle East Department and successors: Registered Files, Canada, Ireland and International Western Organisations (WES Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1960-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files of the Western and Middle East Department of the Commonwealth Relations Office' Foreign Affairs Division. The department dealt with the various western organisations and handled matters of general concern such as human rights, disarmament and the control of the spread of nuclear technology. The files also deal with the United Kingdom's relations with Canada and Ireland in the period covered.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also the Records of American and Atlantic Departments of the Commonwealth Relations Office:
For further records of the Western and Middle East Department relating to Middle Eastern affairs see DO 174
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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)
- WES file series
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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 Office, Middle East, Western and United Nations Department, 1966-1968
- Commonwealth Relations Office, United Nations, Western and Middle East Department, 1964-1966
- Commonwealth Relations Office, Western and Middle East Department, 1964-1966
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 185 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/C6191/
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