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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Southern African Department: Registered Files (JS...
Description and record details
| Reference | FCO 105 |
|---|---|
| Title | Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Southern African Department: Registered Files (JS file series) |
| Date | 1979-1990 |
| Description | This series contains the records of Southern African Department, dealing with UK relations with Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. |
| Arrangement | Arrangement is by former file reference within annual file cycles. |
| Related material |
For previous records see FCO 45 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department | JS file series |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Physical description | 3945 file(s) |
| Access conditions | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
From 2010 Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
| Accruals | Series is accruing. |
| Selection and destruction information | Policy documents selected under the agreed Operation Selection Policies (OSP 13 and OSP 23). |
| Administrative/ biographical background | The Southern African Department was formed in 1979, one of the successors to the Central and Southern Africa Department (1973-1979). At its creation, the department had responsibilities for the following: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. The Southern African Department ran until 1990 when it was succeeded by the Central and Southern Africa Department. |
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