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The 1951 Refugee Convention
The 1951 Refugee Convention defined international obligations to refugees, but also exposed global tensions in a context of decolonisation and ongoing conflict.
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Nationality and Treaty Department and successors:...
Catalogue reference: FCO 3
What's it about?
FCO 3
This series was raised to hold draft full powers and draft ratification instruments created after the formation of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in October 1968. Draft Full Powers signifies 'Draft grants of full governmental power to...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FCO 3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Nationality and Treaty Department and successors: Draft Full Powers and Draft Instruments of Ratification of Treaties
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Date (When the record was created)
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1968-1979
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series was raised to hold draft full powers and draft ratification instruments created after the formation of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in October 1968.
Draft Full Powers signifies 'Draft grants of full governmental power to ministers etc. for negotiation and conclusion of agreements with foreign countries'.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Nationality and Treaty Department, 1968-1990
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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24 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2004 Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7242/
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Nationality and Treaty Department and successors: Draft Full Powers and Draft Instruments of Ratification of Treaties
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