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Series
Eastern Conference, Lausanne: Records
Catalogue reference: FO 839
What's it about?
FO 839
This series contains records from the Eastern Conference at Lausanne. Comprises correspondence and an incomplete set of daily reports, together with procès verbaux and the draft treaty.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FO 839
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Title (The name of the record)
- Eastern Conference, Lausanne: Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1922-1923
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records from the Eastern Conference at Lausanne. Comprises correspondence and an incomplete set of daily reports, together with procès verbaux and the draft treaty.
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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)
- Eastern Conference, Lausanne, 1922-1923
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 53 files and volumes
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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 Eastern Conference opened in Lausanne in November 1922 when the Allied Powers together with Turkish and Greek representatives met to discuss the revision of the Sèvres Treaty and the general question of peace in the Near East. The Treaty was signed in July 1923.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8138/
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