New Hebrides British Service, Office of the Resident Commissioner, general correspondence, 1953-1961
Scope and Contents
Collection contains registers and indexes of general correspondencc and general correspondence files created between 1953 and 1961. As earlier files which were still in use were incorporated into this correspondence run the contents of the files cover a much longer date period.
The general correspondence files may include letters received, replies, related papers and publications along with comments, annotations, and instructions by administrators.
Dates
- 1910 - 1967
- Majority of material found within 1953 - 1961
Creator
- Great Britain. High Commission for Western Pacific Islands (Organization)
- Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Organization)
- New Hebrides. British Service. Office of the Resident Commissioner (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted.
Conditions Governing Use
© UK Crown copyright. Digital version is 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 With attribution you are free to transcribe, translate, index and quote from published or unpublished Crown copyright material from the WPA as extensively as you wish.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.
Administrative History
The New Hebrides British Service was established under the Anglo-French New Hebrides Convention of 1906 which provided for joint rule of the New Hebrides by France and Great Britain. It formed part of the Western Pacific High Commission with a Resident Commissioner in Port Vila reporting to the High Commissioner, until the Commission ceased in 1978. The New Hebrides was renamed Vanuatu at independence in 1980.
Extent
19.2 metres (96 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 the New Hebrides British Service, Office of the Resident Commissioner, general correspondence, 1953-1961
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Western Pacific Archive
- Date
- 1977
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- July 2024: Collection title and notes updated.
Repository Details
Part of the Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland Repository
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1010 New Zealand
+64 9 9238060
specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz