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Foreign Office: Consulates, Asmara, Harar and Mega, Ethiopia (formerly Abyssinia):...

Catalogue reference: FO 742

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FO 742

This series contains records from various British consulates in Abyssinia (later Ethiopia). Comprises despatches and correspondence of the consular posts at Mega, 1920 to 1933, and at Asmara from 1947, with registers of correspondence of the...

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Reference
FO 742
Title
Foreign Office: Consulates, Asmara, Harar and Mega, Ethiopia (formerly Abyssinia): General Correspondence and Registers of Correspondence
Date
1899-1965
Description

This series contains records from various British consulates in Abyssinia (later Ethiopia). Comprises despatches and correspondence of the consular posts at Mega, 1920 to 1933, and at Asmara from 1947, with registers of correspondence of the Harar consulate, 1899 to 1934.

Separated material

The correspondence to which the registers refer have been destroyed.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Foreign Office, Consulate, Asmara, Ethiopia, 1947-1952
  • Foreign Office, Consulate, Harar, Abyssinia, 1899-1947
  • Foreign Office, Consulate, Mega, Abyssinia, 1922-1963
Physical description
27 files and volumes
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

Public Record Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Subjects
Topics
International
Africa
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8043/

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