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Foreign Office: Consulates and Legation, China: Registers of Correspondence
Catalogue reference: FO 231
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FO 231
This series contains registers of correspondence from the British legation and consulates in China. There are no registers for the period 1897 to 1927.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FO 231
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Consulates and Legation, China: Registers of Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains registers of correspondence from the British legation and consulates in China. There are no registers for the period 1897 to 1927.
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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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- Foreign Office, Consulates, China, 1782-1968
- Foreign Office, Legation, China, 1782-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 117 volume(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- Additional safe handling procedures are in place. Records must be ordered in advance.
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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
- Asia
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7545/
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