An introduction to the eighth tranche of colonial administration records released at The National Archives

Diplomatic and Colonial Records Specialist David Gilfoyle
introduces the eighth and final tranche of files, now available on
site at The National Archives, Kew. The National Archives has been
working with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to transfer
and release colonial administration records, referred to as the
'migrated archives', between April 2012 and November 2013, in
accordance with the published timeline on GOV.UK. The collection
will form record series FCO 141: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
and predecessors: Records of Former Colonial Administrations:
Migrated Archives. The records cover a wide range of subject matter
relating to colonial administration. The material reflects events
in the territories generally pre-independence and reflects Her
Majesty's Government's views at the time. This release contains
records from Malta, Singapore, Tanganyika, Trinidad and Tobago and
West Indian Federation, Turks and Caicos, Uganda, West Indies
Development and Welfare Organisation (WIDWO), Western Pacific and
Zanzibar, Kenya Land Transfer Programme and Files Relating to the
Migrated Archives.