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Foreign Office: Consulates and Legation, China: Indexes to Correspondence
Catalogue reference: FO 232
What's it about?
FO 232
This series contains indexes to correspondence from the British legation and consulates in China. From 1928 these are detailed subject lists of the contents of the dossiers of correspondence.
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 232
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Consulates and Legation, China: Indexes to Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1843-1937
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains indexes to correspondence from the British legation and consulates in China. From 1928 these are detailed subject lists of the contents of the dossiers of correspondence.
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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)
- 54 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/C7546/
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