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Catalogue description Permanent Committee on Geographical Names: Minutes, Agendas and Papers
| Reference: | PCGN 1 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Permanent Committee on Geographical Names: Minutes, Agendas and Papers |
| Description: |
This series contains the minutes of the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names, regarding foreign geographical names matters. |
| Date: | 1919-2001 |
| Arrangement: |
Minutes are arranged in chronological order. PCGN 1/8-9 form a separate sequence of meeting agendas from 1935 onwards. |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Permanent Committee on Geographical Names, 1919- |
| Physical description: | 9 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
2023 Permanent Committee on Geographical Names 2023 |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
In 1919 the Admiralty invited the Royal Geographical Society to form a permanent Committee to deal with the question of orthography and transliteration of foreign place names. Since that time, the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names has provided advice on standardised foreign geographical names across HM Government. |
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