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Catalogue description Foreign and Commonwealth Office and predecessors: Cultural Relations Departments: Registered Files (CR, CU and PC Series)
| Reference: | FCO 13 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Foreign and Commonwealth Office and predecessors: Cultural Relations Departments: Registered Files (CR, CU and PC Series) |
| Description: |
This series consists of the records of the Commonwealth Office Cultural Relations Department (CU series files), the records of the Foreign Office and the joint Foreign Office\Commonwealth Office Cultural Relations Department (CR series files) and the records of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Cultural Relations Department (PC series files), dealing with UK cultural and educational relations with overseas countries, including supervision of the activities of the British Council. |
| Date: | 1967-1982 |
| Arrangement: |
By former file reference within creating departments |
| Related material: |
For earlier Colonial Office files on cultural relations with the colonies see CO 1027 For earlier Commonwealth Relations Office and Commonwealth Office Cultural Relations Department files see DO 163 For earlier Foreign Office Cultural Relations Department files see FO 924 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | CR, CU and PC file series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Commonwealth Office, Cultural Relations Department, 1966-1968 Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Cultural Relations Department, 1968- Foreign Office, Cultural Relations Department, 1944-1968 |
| Physical description: | 1579 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 1999 Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing annually |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
As part of the programme to merge the operations of the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office, the Cultural Relations departments of the two organisations were merged in April 1968, prior to the formation of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in October that year. The various cultural relations departments handled all aspects of UK cultural and educational relations with other states, including the activities of the British Council, the teaching of English, tours and visits and cultural exchange agreements. |
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