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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: British Indian Ocean Territory: Government Gazettes
Catalogue reference: FCO 4
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FCO 4
This series contains government gazettes from British Indian Ocean Territory. The gazettes date from the creation of the Territory in 1965.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FCO 4
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office: British Indian Ocean Territory: Government Gazettes
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Date (When the record was created)
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1965-1990
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains government gazettes from British Indian Ocean Territory. The gazettes date from the creation of the Territory in 1965.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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7 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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In 1992 Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The British Indian Ocean Territory was created as a British dependency in 1965: initially consisting of the Chagos Islands and three other island groups previously administered by Seychelles, since 1976 it has comprised just the Chagos Islands. The Crown purchased the Islands in 1967 and the Territory is administered from London by a commissioner who is assisted by the officer in charge of the Royal Navy complement on Diego Garcia, the largest island.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7243/
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: British Indian Ocean Territory: Government Gazettes
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