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Commonwealth Relations Office: Personnel Department: Registered Files (PER Series)

Catalogue reference: DO 197

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DO 197

This series contains registered files of the Establishment and Organisation Division's Personnel Department of the Commonwealth Relations Office. The records are principally concerned with the investigations of the Plowden Committee into the...

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DO 197

Title
Commonwealth Relations Office: Personnel Department: Registered Files (PER Series)
Date

1962-1965

Description

This series contains registered files of the Establishment and Organisation Division's Personnel Department of the Commonwealth Relations Office. The records are principally concerned with the investigations of the Plowden Committee into the possible integration of the Commonwealth, Foreign and Trade Commission services.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

PER file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Commonwealth Relations Office, Personnel Department, 1960-1965
Physical description

52 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Subjects
Topics
International
Trade and commerce
Administrative / biographical background

The Personnel Department was created in 1960. The establishment of the Diplomatic Service Administration Office (DSAO) in January 1965 took over all personnel matters from the Commonwealth Relations Office and led to the Personnel Department being dissolved.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6206/

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