FCO1878-2022Records of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and predecessors
Records of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 1968 dealing with all the UK's external affairs including corresponding with foreign states, negotiating with representatives of foreign states, representing UK interests overseas and the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary's responsibilities for the conduct of the British Government's foreign policy and for presenting that policy to the Cabinet and Parliament. Also includes some records of predecessor bodies, the Foreign Office, the Commonwealth Relations Office and the Commonwealth Office.
Comprises records of political geographical departments, economic geographical departments, central policy departments, defence departments, cultural, development and scientific relations departments, general economic departments, transport and communications departments, international organisations departments, the Consular Department, protocol, nationality, treaty and claims departments, information departments and commissions. Also contains dependent territory government gazettes.
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