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Catalogue description Records of the International Relations Department
| Reference: | Division within CO |
|---|---|
| Title: | Records of the International Relations Department |
| Description: |
Records of the International Relations Department and successor relating to International aspects of colonial policy. Correspondence of the department is in CO 936, with registers in CO 989 |
| Date: | 1944-1967 |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Colonial Office, International Relations and General Department, 1961-1966 Colonial Office, International Relations Department, 1944-1961 |
| Physical description: | 2 series |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
In 1944 a separate International Relations Department was set up to deal with the International aspects of colonial policy. Subsequently it was given responsibility for dealing with the United Nations Organisation and its specialist agencies on colonial matters. In 1962 it merged with the General Department to become the International Relations and General Department. The department became the International and General Department in the Commonwealth Office in 1966. |
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