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Commonwealth Office: West Indian Department 'A' and Associated States Department:...
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| Reference | FCO 43 |
|---|---|
| Title | Commonwealth Office: West Indian Department 'A' and Associated States Department: Registered Files, Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St Lucia and St Vincent (WA Series) |
| Date | 1967-1968 |
| Description | This series consists of records of the West Indian 'A' Department for January and February 1967, and its successor the Associated States Department of the Commonwealth Office (February 1967 to October 1968), dealing with UK and Commonwealth relations with what became the Associated States (Dominica, Grenada, St Vincent, St Lucia, Antigua, and St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla). |
| Arrangement | By former file reference |
| Related material |
For earlier Colonial Office files dealing with relations with these territories see CO 1031 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department | WA file series |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Commonwealth Office, Associated States Department, 1967-1968 Commonwealth Office, West Indian Department A, 1966-1967 |
| Physical description | 125 file(s) |
| Access conditions | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
From 1999 Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
| Administrative/ biographical background | West Indian Department 'A' of the Commonwealth Office handled UK relations with the states which were progressing towards a form of self-government as Associated States in the Caribbean (Dominica, Grenada, St Vincent, St Lucia, Antigua, and St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla). In February 1967, these island states together became Associated States of the Commonwealth with a large measure of independence from the UK, which however remained responsible for their external relations and some other matters. The name of the department was changed to Associated States Department to reflect this. The department was abolished in October 1968 on the creation of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and from this date relations with these states were handled by the North American and Caribbean Department. |
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