Western Pacific High Commission secret and confidential correspondence, 200-300 and 300 - 400 series
Scope and Contents
I. Confidential correspondence files, 200–300 series. 1960–1966. (1955–1967). II. Secret correspondence files, 300–400 series. 1967–1971. (1967–1974). III. Confidential correspondence files, 300–400 series. 1967–1971. (1967–1974). IV. Papers relating to Government House Meetings, 1966–1968. V. Restricted correspondence files, 300–400 series. 1967–1971. (1967–1972). VI. Secret correspondence files, 200–300 series. 1960–1966. (1958–1968). VII. Confidential correspondence files, single number series. 1944–1955. VIII. Confidential correspondence files, 400–500 series. 1973–1975.
Dates
- 1846 - 1975
Creator
- Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Organization)
- Great Britain. High Commission for Western Pacific Islands (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted.
Conditions Governing Use
© UK Crown copyright. Digital versions are licenced under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0
Much of the Western Pacific Archives (WPA) is subject to UK Crown copyright legislation. With attribution you are free to transcribe, translate, index and quote from published or unpublished Crown copyright material from the WPA as extensively as you wish. You may also reproduce copies of Crown copyright material for purposes of private study, non-commercial research or education. Please contact Special Collections regarding other uses including publication.
Extent
12.4 metres (72 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
In off-site storage. Expect delay of 12-24 hours from time of order.
Custodial History
These records were once part of the holdings of the Central Archives of Fiji and the Western Pacific in Suva, Fiji, which became the Western Pacific Archives (WPA) in 1970. The WPA closed in 1978 and remaining archival collections were transferred to United Kingdom where they were stored by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, at Hanslope Park near Milton Keynes, until 2002.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred to the University of Auckland by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in October 2002.
Language of description
In most cases the file titles listed here have been transcribed directly from the original file covers and may include dated language and terminology. Please feel free to contact us if you encounter concerning or inaccurate descriptions: specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz.
Source
- Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Organization)
- Central Archives of Fiji and the Western Pacific High Commission (Repository, Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of Western Pacific High Commission secret and confidential correspondence, 200-300 and 300 - 400 series
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Western Pacific Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- October 2024: Collection title and notes updated
Repository Details
Part of the Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland Repository