Record revealed
The 1951 Refugee Convention
The 1951 Refugee Convention defined international obligations to refugees, but also exposed global tensions in a context of decolonisation and ongoing conflict.
Series
Intergovernmental Committee on Political Refugees (Berenger Committee): Reports,...
Catalogue reference: FO 919
What's it about?
FO 919
This series consists of the archives of the Intergovernmental Committee on Political Refugees, including suggestions, verbatim reports of meetings and full powers of the delegates.
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 919
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Title (The name of the record)
- Intergovernmental Committee on Political Refugees (Berenger Committee): Reports, Memoranda and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1938
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of the archives of the Intergovernmental Committee on Political Refugees, including suggestions, verbatim reports of meetings and full powers of the delegates.
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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)
- Intergovernmental Committee on Political Refugees, 1938-1947
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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9 file(s)
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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
- Refugees
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8218/
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