Catalogue description Records of the Legal Division

Details of Division within CO
Reference: Division within CO
Title: Records of the Legal Division
Description:

Contains records of the Legal Division relating to all legal matters affecting the colonies.

Records of the Legal Division are in CO 1026 and CO 1058, with registers of correspondence in CO 1013
Date: 1951-1967
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Colonial Office, Legal Division, 1949-1966
Physical description: 3 series
Administrative / biographical background:

The Legal Division was created in 1949 and dealt with all legal matters affecting the colonies, including: constitutional and civil law, questions of nationality and naturalisation, the qualifications and appointment of lawyers, and the general administration of justice.

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