‘File 25/5 Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice’

IOR/R/15/2/641

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The record is made up of 1 file (14 folios). It was created in 7 May 1946-1 Jun 1946. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Content

The file contains a copy of the Charter of the United Nations (ff 5-10), signed on 26 June 1945, on the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Organisation, held in San Francisco. Also included in the file, as part of the Charter, is a printed copy of the Statute of the International Court of Justice (ff 11-13).

Extent and format

1 file (14 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged as follows: a copy of the charter of the United Nations (ff 4-14), preceded by cover slips sent with the charter (ff 2-3) and a page of file notes at the end of the file (f 15). The charter has its own internal arrangement, and is structured into chapters (I-XIX) and articles (1-111), as does the Statute of the International Court of Justice, also arranged in chapters (I-V) and articles (1-70).

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 16; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Two printed pagination sequences also appear in the file, running from 2 to 12 (ff 5-10) and 2 to 6 (ff 11-13).

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English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

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Original held at: British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/R/15/2/641
Former external reference(s): Confidential Files: 25/5
Date(s): 7 May 1946-1 Jun 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Second World War (1939-1945)
People & organisations: United NationsInternational Court of Justice

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Reference: IOR/R/15/2/641
Title: ‘File 25/5 Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice’
Pages: 4r:14v
Author: United Nations
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: IOR/R/15/2/641
Title: ‘File 25/5 Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice’
Pages: front, front-i, 2r:3v, 15r:15v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence