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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...

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DO 182

Title
Commonwealth Relations Office and Commonwealth Office: Western and Middle East Department and successors: Registered Files, Canada, Ireland and International Western Organisations (WES Series)
Date

1960-1966

Description

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.

Related material

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

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

WES file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • 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
Physical description

185 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Subjects
Topics
International
Democracy
Nuclear energy
Ireland
Disarmament
Americas
Middle East
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6191/

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