Catalogue description Public Record Office: Registered Files: Miscellaneous Case Files

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Details of PRO 56
Reference: PRO 56
Title: Public Record Office: Registered Files: Miscellaneous Case Files
Description:

Cases include those relating to the status and disposal of records, access to records, the reclassifying of records in the PRO, particular instance papers, public records outside official custody and the appointment of places of deposit under s.4(1) of the Public Records Act, 1958.
Date: 1941-1975
Arrangement:

For case files the alphabetical codes CA to CZ were used, although some combinations were omitted. Later subjects were added using an extra 'A' i.e. CAA, CBA etc. There were three consecutive cycles, each closed after five years. The second and third cycle were prefaced 2/ and 3/ respectively.

At some stage the files were rearranged in 'strict' alphabetical order: CA, CAA, CB, CBA and so on. The first cycle has been listed in this order, but subsequent cycles have been listed in the original order. Arrangement in the list is alphanumerical by former file reference.
Related material:

Both series were preceded by the general correspondence files which are in PRO 1
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Public Record Office, 1838-2003
Physical description: 630 file(s)
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

from 2007 The National Archives

from 1989 Public Record Office
Accruals: Series is accruing
Unpublished finding aids:

There is a key to former reference subject code prefixes. Please speak to staff at the enquiry desk for the precise location.

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