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Series
Ambassadors to the Peace Conference, Paris: Minutes of Proceedings
Catalogue reference: FO 893
What's it about?
FO 893
This series contains minutes of proceedings of the Ambassadors' Conferences, Paris.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FO 893
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ambassadors to the Peace Conference, Paris: Minutes of Proceedings
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Date (When the record was created)
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1920-1930
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains minutes of proceedings of the Ambassadors' Conferences, Paris.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ambassadors Conferences, Paris, 1920-1930
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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33 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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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
- Litigation
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- FO 893/33 contains an index to FO 893/1-8.
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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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At the end of the Peace Conference in January 1920, consideration of matters of detail arising from the peace treaties was delegated by the Supreme Council to conferences of Ambassadors in Paris.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8192/
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