GB 0102 PP MS 13 - Agence France Presse

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GB 0102 PP MS 13

Title

Agence France Presse

Date(s)

  • 1965-1972 (Creation)

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17 boxes

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Agence France Presse, named in 1944, is a French news agency with its headquarters in Paris, supplying world news. It is the successor of a news agency founded in 1835.

Archival history

GB 0102 PP MS 13 1965-1972 Collection (fonds) 17 boxes Agence France Presse , French news agency

Agence France Presse, named in 1944, is a French news agency with its headquarters in Paris, supplying world news. It is the successor of a news agency founded in 1835.

The provenance of this material is unknown.

Press reports, 1965-1972, of Agence France Presse from Jakarta, Indonesia, chiefly by Brian May, on foreign affairs, including relations with Malaysia, Japan, the United States, and others; foreign aid; visits of overseas politicians; political affairs, including the Indonesian Communist party and Muslim parties; political unrest, including student militancy; the Chinese community; natural disasters and disease; sport; affairs in West Irian (Irian Jaya); economic policy, industry, mining and agriculture.

Chronological.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
English

Unpublished handlist and database.

Revised by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Source: website of Agence France Presse at http://www.afp.com/english/home Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Apr 2002 Agence France Presse , French news agency Agricultural economics Agricultural production Asians China Collectivism Communism Development aid Disasters Diseases East Asia Economic aid Economic policy Ethnic conflicts Ethnic groups Foreign aid Foreign relations Indonesia Industry Interethnic relations Internal politics International cooperation International politics International relations Irian Jaya Jakarta Jakarta Reya Japan Leisure Leisure time activities Malaysia May , Brian , fl 1965-1972 , journalist Mining Moslems Natural disasters News agencies North America Pathology Political doctrines Political movements Political parties Protest movements Publishing industry Religious groups South East Asia Sport Students USA West Irian Disasters (by type)

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The provenance of this material is unknown.

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Press reports, 1965-1972, of Agence France Presse from Jakarta, Indonesia, chiefly by Brian May, on foreign affairs, including relations with Malaysia, Japan, the United States, and others; foreign aid; visits of overseas politicians; political affairs, including the Indonesian Communist party and Muslim parties; political unrest, including student militancy; the Chinese community; natural disasters and disease; sport; affairs in West Irian (Irian Jaya); economic policy, industry, mining and agriculture.

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Accruals

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Chronological.

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Conditions governing access

Unrestricted.

Conditions governing reproduction

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

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Unpublished handlist and database.

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School of Oriental and African Studies

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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