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
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Research Department Later Research and Analysis...
Catalogue reference: FO 973
What's it about?
FO 973
This series contains papers prepared in the Research Department (later Research and Analysis Department) for general briefing purposes. The briefs are available to the public in accordance with the Prime Minister's undertakings to the House of...
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FO 973
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Research Department Later Research and Analysis Department: Background Briefs
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Date (When the record was created)
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1978-1992
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains papers prepared in the Research Department (later Research and Analysis Department) for general briefing purposes. The briefs are available to the public in accordance with the Prime Minister's undertakings to the House of Commons of November 1976 and October 1977 regarding increased disclosure of official information.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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717 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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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
- Research
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8272/
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