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The Cold War and The Retention of British Rule in Cyprus, 1945-1947 by Hussain, Norasmahani

“…The scrutiny of these records has discovered that Bevin, Head of the Foreign Office, wanted to stay in Cyprus due to the Cold War tension in Greece. …”
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Britain, Malaysia And Southeast Asia: Past, Present And Future by Tarling, Nicholas

“…Starting my study of the British in Malaysian history, not quite sixty years ago, under the guidance of an old Malayan Civil Service (MCS) hand, the late Victor Purcell, I was struck by the fact that I had to use, not only the records of the Colonial Office and Foreign Office in London, but also those of the East India Company and the India Office, then preserved in the Foreign Office itself, and now in the British Library.…”
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The Information Research Department, unattributable propaganda, and Northern Ireland: promising salvation but ending in failure? by Cormac, Rory

“…After discussing British conceptualisations of propaganda, it offers a detailed account of IRD activity, including how a Foreign Office department came to be involved on British soil; how IRD propaganda fitted into the broader apparatus in Northern Ireland; the activity in which the IRD was engaged – both in Northern Ireland and beyond; and some of the challenges faced which limited the campaign’s effectiveness. …”
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Post war planning & Anglo-American divergence of attitudes on Siam. by Nik Anuar Nik Mahmud

“…Nevertheless in formulating the arrangements the Foreign Office had to accommodate it with the Atlantic Charter and Cairo Declaration and the views put forth by the United States. …”
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A Victorian embarrassment: consular jurisdiction and the evils of extraterritoriality by Cobbing, Andrew

“…This analysis shows how, even before such narratives of resistance emerged, there was already a seam of ambivalence in Victorian political discourse on the question of extraterritoriality. In the Foreign Office, it came as no surprise to be told of defects in these treaties, but it was the context of the existing debate, notably fresh initiatives to set up mixed courts, that framed the British response.…”
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The United Kingdom and the negotiation of the 1969 New York Convention on Special Missions by Young, John W.

“…The focus is on the overall political thrust of the British negotiating position, as formulated mainly by the Foreign Office, rather than the detailed talks on such thorny issues as tax avoidance and diplomatic property. …”
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The Information Research Department, British covert propaganda, and the Sino-Indian War of 1962: combating communism and courting failure? by McGarr, Paul M.

“…This article focuses attention on covert or unattributable propaganda conducted in India by the Foreign Office's Information Research Department (IRD). …”
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British and American policy with regard to Greece 1943-1947: the transition from British to American patronage by Frazier, Robert

“…British Foreign Office efforts during World War II to ensure the peaceful restoration of the King and his Government-in-Exile after Greece was liberated were frustrated by the King's refusal, with Churchill's support, to submit himself to a plebiscite. …”
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Tuntutan Filipina ke atas Sabah dalam hubungan Filipina-Malaysia, 1962-1998 / Norizan Kadir by Norizan , Kadir

“…Rujukan yang ekstensif juga turut dibuat ke atas rekod-rekod British seperti Colonial Office (CO), Foreign Office (FO), Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) dan Dominion Office (DO). …”
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The role of the German political foundations in international relations: transnational actors in public diplomacy by Sieker, Marianne

“…The six German political foundations, backed by substantial public funds, have several hundreds of foreign offices around the globe and more than 2000 staff members. …”
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