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Correspondence file: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, July 1988-June 2011

 File — Box: Blunkett Box 5
Reference code: 467/1/1/9

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with constituents where Blunkett has taken up the subject with the Foreign Office. Subjects include: the government's response to human rights violations in Somalia, 1988; emergency aid for Africa, 1991; Somali Civil War, 1991; women's rights in Iran, 1994; government policy on defence exports to Indonesia, 1997; safeguards for British investors in Poland, 1997-1998; the government's response to human rights violations in Kashmir, including confidential briefing notes regarding the current situation, 1998; and bear bile farming in China, 2003. Also includes circulars from the Foreign Office to MPs including information on procedures for handling immigration/visa enquiries, 1992-1999; briefing note on the latest position in Iraq, 2003; and update on the situation across the Middle East and North Africa, 2011.

Dates

  • Creation: July 1988-June 2011

Creator

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Extent

2 Folder(s) (36 items)

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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