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Catalogue description Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Republic of Ireland Department: Registered Papers and Digital Files (WL Series)
| Reference: | FCO 87 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Republic of Ireland Department: Registered Papers and Digital Files (WL Series) |
| Description: |
This series contains records of the Republic of Ireland Department dealing with UK relations with the Republic and in particular the relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic. |
| Date: | 1972-1994 |
| Arrangement: |
References for born-digital records are automatically generated and display a 'Z' after a forward slash, which distinguish them from traditional references allocated to paper and digitised records. |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | WL file series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 4505 paper files and digital records |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2002 Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
| Accumulation dates: | File series began in 1972 |
| Selection and destruction information: | Selected under Acquisition Policy criterion 2.2.1.3 to document the development of UK diplomatic relations with the Republic of Ireland. |
| Accruals: | Annual accruals can be expected. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
In 1972 a separate Republic of Ireland Department was established by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to handle all aspects of relations between the UK and Ireland in the light of the deteriorating security situation in Northern Ireland. Functions dealing with relations with Ireland were transferred to the new Department from the Western European Department. |
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