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Great Britain. High Commission for Western Pacific Islands

 Organization

administrative history

Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:

WPHC 17: Consular records.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2003/1-WPHC 17

WPHC 18: Land records.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2003/1-WPHC 18
Scope and Contents note

I. Land Claims Registers. 1886 – 1936. II. Copies of registered Land Claims. 1886 – 1907. III. Prints relating to Land Claims.

These records form part of the Western Pacific Archives (MSS & Archives 2003/1).

Dates: 1886 - 1936

WPHC 19: Records.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2003/1-WPHC 19
Scope and Contents

I. Papers relating to Civil Aviation in the South Pacific. 1946–1969. II. Records relating mainly to Marine and Naval Affairs. 1879–1956. III. Records relating mainly to administrative matters. 1901–1969. These records form part of the Western Pacific Archives (MSS & Archives 2003/1).

Dates: 1879 - 1969

WPHC 22: Records.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2003/1-WPHC 22
Scope and Contents

I. Outward despatches & letters. 1879–1943. II. Inward despatches & letters. 1880–1941. III. Printed documents & other papers relating to the defence of British territories in the Pacific. 1914–19, 1925–28, 1939 & 1941–42. IV. Miscellaneous records. 1912–1969.

Dates: 1879 - 1969

WPHC 24: Secret and confidential records.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2003/1-WPHC 24
Scope and Contents

Secret and Confidential Registry I. Registers. 1939–41 & 1952–53. II. Schedules of Mails. 1939–51. III. Card indexes to classified correspondence of 1–100 series, 1942–1954, & 100–200 series 1954 – 1959.

Dates: 1939 - 1959

WPHC 25 : Secret and confidential correspondence relating to Tonga and Pitcairn.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2003/1-WPHC 25
Scope and Contents I. Confidential correspondence files relating to Pitcairn and Tonga, 1–100 series. 1942 – 1954. (1937 – 1951). II. Secret correspondence files relating to Pitcairn and Tonga, 1–100 series 1942 – 1954. (1929 – 1952).When the Western Pacific High Commission was transferred from Suva to Honiara in 1952 the classified files covered by this list were transferred to the Pitcairn and Tonga Office in Suva which had been established to take over the administration of British relations...
Dates: 1942 - 1954

WPHC 26 : general correspondence.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2003/1-WPHC 26
Scope and Contents

I. General correspondence. 1878–1882. II. Correspondence relating to Solomon Islands affairs. 1881–1897. III. Correspondence relating to New Caledonia and New Hebrides affairs. 1872–1889. IV. Correspondence relating to Samoan affairs. 1878–1882. These records form part of the Western Pacific Archives (MSS & Archives 2003/1).

Dates: 1878 - 1897

WPHC 29 : Records.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2003/1-WPHC 29
Scope and Contents

I. Indexes and registers to general correspondence files, 300–400 series. 1967–1971. II. General correspondence files, 300–400 series, relating to the WPHC and BSIP. 1967–1971. (1962 – 1972).

Dates: 1967 - 1971

WPHC 30: Records relating to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2003/1-WPHC 30
Scope and Contents

I. Indexes and registers to general correspondence files, 300–400 series. 1967–1971. II. General correspondence files, 300–400 series, relating to the GEIC. 1967–1971. (1966–1973).

Dates: 1967 - 1971

WPHC 31 : Records relating to the New Hebrides.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2003/1-WPHC 31
Scope and Contents

I. Indexes and registers to general correspondence files, 300–400 series. 1967 – 1971. II. General correspondence files, 300–400 series, relating to the New Hebrides. 1967–1971. (1965 – 1972).

Dates: 1967 - 1971

Additional filters:

Subject
Oceania -- History -- Sources 17
Vanuatu -- History -- Sources 16
Tonga -- History -- Sources 4
Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony -- History -- Sources 1
Law -- Vanuatu 1