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Records of Delegations to International Organisations
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Records of delegations to international organisations relating to the representation of official British interests on a variety of bodies:Comprises: United Kingdom Delegation to the United Nations 1946 to1950, FO 961, a few papers of this...
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Division within FO
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of Delegations to International Organisations
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Date (When the record was created)
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1946-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of delegations to international organisations relating to the representation of official British interests on a variety of bodies:
Comprises:
- United Kingdom Delegation to the United Nations 1946 to1950, FO 961, a few papers of this Delegation relating to the Korean War Armistice, 1952 are in FO 1084, which also contains some files of the United Kingdom Permanent Delegation Office to the United Nations, Geneva
- United Kingdom Delegation to the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation 1948 to 1957, FO 1009
- United Kingdom Delegation to the International Authority for the Ruhr 1949 to 1951, FO 1017
- United Kingdom Delegation to the European Communities, FO 1108
- United Kingdom Delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, FO 1116
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For records of delegations to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Council see CAB 142
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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English
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7 series
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In addition to the normal diplomatic representation carried out by the Foreign Office through its embassies, legations and consulates, the Foreign Office has been responsible for a number of delegations to international bodies.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C650/
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