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The Keystone of Diplomacy. Recataloguing Treaties in The National Archives. James Cronan 28 November 2014. The project.
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The Keystone of Diplomacy Recataloguing Treaties in The National Archives James Cronan 28 November 2014
The project • 272 catalogue entries in the principal series for treaty protocols and ratifications, have had their descriptions enhanced to include the name by which they were more popularly known • Convention on Prisoners of War, 27 July 1929 – Geneva Convention • Protocol of Proceedings of the Berlin Conference, 02 August 1945 – Potsdam Agreement • Agreement on Northern Ireland, 15 November 1985 – Anglo-Irish Agreement
Principal series • SP 108 1579-1780 Protocols and ratifications (556 boxes) • FO 93 1775-2003 Protocols (9300 items) • FO 94 1782-2005 Ratifications (3269 boxes and volumes)
Types of treaty • Marriage and alliance • Pacifications • Truces • Trade - Mercantile intercourse and agreement
Encyclopedia Britannica • Whittaker’s Almanac • Foreign Office index to treaties 1635 - 1913 • The Oxford History of the British Empire • Wikipedia Sources used
1703 Portugal: Full Powers to negotiate Treaty of Commerce SP 108/389
1713 France: Treaty of Perpetual Peace and Friendship SP 108/72
1855 Japan: Ratification of Convention of Commerce etc. FO 94/459
1856 Siam: Ratification of Treaty of Friendship and Commerce FO 94/492
1864 Turkey: Ratification of Treaty of Union of the Ionian Islands with Greece FO 94/573
1878 Turkey: Convention of Defensive Alliance between Great Britain and Turkey FO 93/110/27B
1898 China: Ratification of the Convention for Extension of Hong Kong Territory FO 94/839
1902 South Africa: Article of Agreement for the Cessation of Hostilities FO 93/107/9