Identity area
Reference code
ASDMAE RCItCa-01-02-04
Title
Correspondence organised by positions in accordance with the classification scheme approved in December 1924 (1925–1935)
Date(s)
- 1925 - 1935 (Creation)
Level of description
Subsubseries
Extent and medium
112 archival boxes of correspondence
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Files organised by positions in accordance with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs classification scheme approved in 1924.
The scheme provides three general categories corresponding to functions/activities or subject areas, and five special categories.
The “general categories”, corresponding to broad subject areas, are distinguished by a letter:
A – Political affairs;
B – Commercial affairs;
C – Private affairs.
The special categories (sometimes also referred to as special archives) are:
- GAB - Cabinet affairs;
- Pers - Staff affairs and administrative office;
- Cer - Ceremonial affairs;
- Schools - Affairs of schools abroad;
- Press - Press affairs.
The classification scheme effectively constitutes - just as it did for contemporaries - a guide to consulting the records.