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Foreign Office: Consulates, Varna and Rustchuk, Bulgaria (formerly Ottoman Empire):...
Catalogue reference: FO 913
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FO 913
This series contains records from the British consulates in Varna and Rustchuk, Ottoman Empire (later Bulgaria). Comprises in and out letters, reports, telegrams, etc. of the two locations including correspondence on their establishment.
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FO 913
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Consulates, Varna and Rustchuk, Bulgaria (formerly Ottoman Empire): General Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
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1847-1899
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records from the British consulates in Varna and Rustchuk, Ottoman Empire (later Bulgaria). Comprises in and out letters, reports, telegrams, etc. of the two locations including correspondence on their establishment.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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- Foreign Office, Consulate, Rustchuk, Ottoman Empire, 1866-1908
- Foreign Office, Consulate, Varna, Ottoman Empire, 1847-1908
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17 volume(s)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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The Consulate at Varna ((known as Stalin, 1949-1956) on the Black Sea was established in 1847. In 1866 it was moved to Rustchuk on the Danube where it remained until December 1877 when fighting in the area forced a return to Varna. When peace returned the Consulate was re-established at Rustchuk, but was soon downgraded to a Vice-Consulate which lasted until 1896 when it became a Consulate once more.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8212/
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