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Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Protocols of Treaties
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| Reference | FO 93 |
|---|---|
| Title | Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Protocols of Treaties |
| Date | 1695-2003 |
| Description | This series contains protocols of treaties. These are documents reciting the agreed terms of the treaty, signed and sealed by the plenipotentiaries (the people acting on behalf of the governments or organisations involved) of each side. In some instances additional documents, such as the full powers (or authorisations granted to the plenipotentiaries) are also included. Ratifications exchanged by heads of state after the signing and sealing of the protocols are in series FO 94. The series includes a volume relating to treaties with Algiers, 1695 to 1824. Otherwise, the earliest item dates from 1775. The text of most of these treaties, as published in UK Parliament Command papers, is available to view at UK Treaties Online. |
| Arrangement | Arranged by country, region or territory, and then largely by date. |
| Related material |
For later accessions of treaties, see FCO 85 Similar treaty material will be found in SP 108 There are other files relating to trade agreements in BT 269 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Physical description | 8588 volume(s) |
| Access conditions | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Accruals | No further accruals expected |
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