Series
Loraine Papers
Catalogue reference: FO 1011
Date: 1836-1973
This series contains both personal and official papers, including photograph albums, of the diplomat Sir Percy Loraine (1880-1961). It includes...
Series
Foreign Office: Embassy and Consulate, Beirut, Lebanon (formerly Ottoman Empire):...
Catalogue reference: FO 226
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FO 226
This series contains correspondence and letter books of the consulate, consulate general, and British military force in Syria,1840 to 1841; and letter books of Colonel A J Fraser, while on special service in Syria, 1860, and as British...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FO 226
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Embassy and Consulate, Beirut, Lebanon (formerly Ottoman Empire): General Correspondence and Letter Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1810-1955
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains correspondence and letter books of the consulate, consulate general, and British military force in Syria,1840 to 1841; and letter books of Colonel A J Fraser, while on special service in Syria, 1860, and as British representative on the European Commission in Syria, 1861 to 1862; files of correspondence of the consulate general, 1810 to 1914; files of the Beirut Legation, 1942 to 1945; and two files of the Spears Mission, 1942.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For further records of the Spears Mission see WO 202
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- European Commission in Syria, 1861-1862
- Foreign Office, Consulate, Beirut, Lebanon, 1920-1968
- Foreign Office, Embassy, Lebanon, 1942-1968
- War Office, Spears Mission to Syria and Lebanon, 1942-1942
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 315 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- International
- Middle East
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7540/
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