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Series
Foreign Office: Consulates, French Indo-China: Various Papers
Catalogue reference: FO 959
What's it about?
FO 959
This series contains various papers from British consulates in French Indo-China.
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 959
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Consulates, French Indo-China: Various Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1945-1959
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains various papers from British consulates in French Indo-China.
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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)
- Foreign Office, Consulates, French Indo-China, 1945-1959
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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162 file(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
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Additional safe handling procedures are in place. Records must be ordered in advance.
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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
- Asia
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8258/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: FO
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