Catalogue description The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use Website

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Details of DEFE 193
Reference: DEFE 193
Title: The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use Website
Description:

This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use website. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].
Date: From 2011
Arrangement:

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Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1968-

Ministry of Defence, 1947-

Permanent Committee on Geographical Names, 1919-
Physical description: archived website(s)
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

Gathered from original website
Accruals: Future website versions may be anticipated.
Administrative / biographical background:

The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) was established in 1919. Its principal function is to advise the British Government on policies and procedures for the proper writing of geographical names for places and features outside the UK, excluding those of the Antarctic.

One-third of the total costs of the PCGN are met by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) with the other two-thirds being met by the Ministry of Defence.

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