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Catalogue description Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Inspectorate: Registered Files (XN Series)
| Reference: | FCO 84 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Inspectorate: Registered Files (XN Series) |
| Description: |
This series contains records relating to policy on Diplomatic Service inspections and records of significant inspections of particular posts or departments. |
| Date: | 1970-1980 |
| Related material: |
A few policy files of the Commonwealth Relations Office Inspectorate are in DO 218 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | XN File Series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Inspectorate, 1968-1985 |
| Physical description: | 52 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2001 Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
| Accumulation dates: | File series ran from 1968 to 1985 |
| Selection and destruction information: | Records selected by the FCO under PRO supervision under section 2.2.1.3 of the PRO acquisition policy, dealing with the inspection of home and overseas diplomatic service operations. |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Between 1968 and 1985 the Diplomatic Service Inspectorate undertook management review and inspection of home departments and overseas posts to assess the effectiveness of the operations carried out and to make staffing level recommendations. The home and overseas functions of the inspectorate were split in 1985, when separate Overseas Inspectorate and Management Review Staff Departments were formed. |
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