Foreign and Commonwealth Office: European Communities Treaties

Description and record details

Reference	FO 974
Title	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: European Communities Treaties
Date	1953-1997
Description	This series contains the texts of agreements concluded by European Communities (some being signed by the member states separately) with third countries (ie non-member states). The series was started when the United Kingdom became a member in 1973 and includes a number of pre-accession agreements inherited by the United Kingdom. A few pre-date UK membership of the European Economic Community. Treaties comprising FO 974/3, 6, 8-11, 13, 17-20, 26, 30, 35-36, 38-39, 44, 50 and 67/1 were erroneously allocated PRO piece numbers in 1981/2. The treaties do not physically exist as no certified copy was sent from Brussels for the UK to keep. A copy of the treaty probably exists in Brussels. These pieces have been described as "Number not now used" .
Arrangement	The treaties are listed in the order in which the documents were received at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and are not strictly chronological.
Related material	Some treaties previously in this series will now be found in FCO 85
Held by	The National Archives, Kew
Legal status	Public Record(s)
Language	English
Physical description	1272 volume(s)
Access conditions	Open
Immediate source of acquisition	In 1982-2009 Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Accumulation dates	1953-1995
Accruals	No further accruals expected. Any further accruals to this series will now be transferred into FCO 85.

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