Selected records from the Foreign Office: Embassy and Consulate, Switzerland: General Correspondence (FO 192)

Identifier
irn42421
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2010.390
  • RG-59.066
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1948
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn42421

Extent and Medium

1,665 digital images, TIFF

1 DVD-ROM, 4 3/4 in.

Archival History

National Archives (Great Britain)

Acquisition

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the National Archives (Great Britain), via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s International Archives Project in December 2010.

Scope and Content

Contains general correspondence from the British Embassy and Consulate in Switzerland relating to the implementation of the Washington Accord (Allied-Swiss Accord) relating to Allied efforts to recover and restore gold and other assets stolen or hidden by Germany during World War II in Switzerland.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: National Archives (Great Britain)

Subjects

  • Great Britain--Foreign Office.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Switzerland.

Genre

  • Document
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

Copies

  • The National Archives

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from National Archives (Great Britain)