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Commonwealth Relations Office and Commonwealth Office: West Indies Department and...
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| Reference | DO 200 |
|---|---|
| Title | Commonwealth Relations Office and Commonwealth Office: West Indies Department and Atlantic Department: Registered Files, Commonwealth West Indies (WID Series) |
| Date | 1961-1967 |
| Description | This series contains records of the West Indies Department of the Commonwealth Relations Office and the Atlantic Department of the Commonwealth Relations Office and the Commonwealth Office relating to relations with Commonwealth States and interests in the West Indies. |
| Related material |
For later Commonwealth Office Atlantic Department records on the West Indies see FCO 23 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department | WID file series |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Commonwealth Office, Atlantic Department, 1967-1968 Commonwealth Relations Office, Atlantic Department, 1964-1966 Commonwealth Relations Office, West Indies Department, 1962-1964 |
| Physical description | 335 file(s) |
| Access conditions | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
| Accruals | Series is accruing |
| Administrative/ biographical background | In August 1962, the West Indies Department was formed as part of the new West Indies and General Division. It dealt with the newly independent states of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, and general Commonwealth interests in the region. As more Caribbean colonies and British Guiana progressed towards independence, relations with them were also handled by the West Indies Department. In 1964 the department was abolished and its responsibilities passed to the Atlantic Department. |
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