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Title

Top secret registry, 50,000 series [textual record]. 

Sub-series consists of

Arrangement structure

Date(s)

1942-1963

Place of creation

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent

166.0 m of textual records

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Sub-series consists of the records of the 50,000 series that was created in 1948 when it became apparent that the original secret and top secret file system, the small "s" series was not able to expand enough to accommodate the amount of material that the Department of External Affairs was creating. This sub-series is organized numerically in the same manner as the 40 series and the small "s" series. Once again the suffix for each file number is -40. Subjects were given the next consecutive file number when the series began, but as with the "40 series", similar subjects were filed together. An example is the 50069-40 file which was the department's main file on the Korean War. The file expanded into 86 parts and then expanded again to 50069-J-40. Secret and top secret material filed in this system includes records relating to Atomic Energy, NATO, United Nations, the Korean War, Security and Intelligence matters, Export of Arms, Commonwealth relations, International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, relations with various countries around the world and a variety of other issues relating to Canada's foreign policy in the post war period.

Conditions of access

Textual records
96: Restrictions vary
Volume
from 4440 to 4462
from 4465 to 4466
from 4474 to 4478
from 4480 to 4484
from 4489 to 4498
from 4501 to 4502
from 4504 to 4506
from 4508 to 4521
from 4523 to 4524
from 4526 to 4556
4627
4629
4632
from 4640 to 4642
4645
from 4669 to 4670
4672
4674
from 4679 to 4681
from 4686 to 4688
from 4691 to 4694
from 4702 to 4703
4707
4709
4711
4713
from 4718 to 4727
from 4732 to 4733
from 4736 to 4755
from 4757 to 4763
from 4765 to 4767
from 4769 to 4779
from 4781 to 4784
from 4788 to 4795
from 4797 to 4804
from 4806 to 4835
from 4838 to 4846
4848
from 4852 to 4875
from 4877 to 4881
from 4883 to 4935
from 4938 to 4948
from 5824 to 5825
from 5827 to 5833
from 5835 to 5837
from 5839 to 5857
from 5859 to 5869
5872
from 5874 to 5876
5880
from 5884 to 5886
from 5888 to 5901
from 5904 to 5912
from 5914 to 5919
from 5921 to 5926
from 5928 to 5944
from 5946 to 5975
from 5977 to 5984
from 5986 to 6015
from 6019 to 6031
from 6033 to 6036
from 6038 to 6050
from 6055 to 6061
from 6063 to 6075
from 6079 to 6089
from 6091 to 6100
from 6104 to 6106
from 6112 to 6119
from 6121 to 6123
from 6125 to 6127
from 6129 to 6137
from 6139 to 6152
from 7902 to 7904
from 10195 to 10243
5858/X2
32: Restricted by law
Textual records
96: Restrictions vary
Volume
from 4463 to 4464
from 4467 to 4473
4479
from 4485 to 4488
from 4499 to 4500
4503
4507
4522
4525
4557
from 4623 to 4626
4628
from 4630 to 4631
from 4633 to 4639
from 4643 to 4644
from 4646 to 4668
4671
4673
from 4675 to 4678
from 4682 to 4685
from 4689 to 4690
from 4695 to 4701
from 4704 to 4706
4708
4710
4712
from 4714 to 4717
from 4728 to 4731
from 4734 to 4735
4756
4764
4768
4780
from 4785 to 4787
4796
4805
from 4836 to 4837
4847
from 4849 to 4851
4876
4882
from 4936 to 4937
5826
5834
5838
from 5870 to 5871
5873
from 5877 to 5879
from 5881 to 5883
5887
from 5902 to 5903
5913
5920
5976
5985
from 6016 to 6018
6032
6037
from 6051 to 6054
6062
from 6076 to 6078
6090
from 6101 to 6103
from 6107 to 6111
6120
6124
6128
6138
90: Open
Archival reference no.
Former archival reference no.

Terms of use

Copyright belongs to the Crown.

Finding aid

Textual records The finding aid for 7902-7904 is a typed file list. 25-65 90 (Paper)

Textual records The finding aid's file level descriptions can be accessed through the "consists of" field in the MIKAN record. A paper copy is also available in the Reference room. 25-65 90 (Electronic)

Additional information

Source of title
Title is based on the contents of the sub-series.

Accruals
Further accruals are expected.

Related materials
References to records in this sub-series can also be found in the large KWOC finding aid described at the 40 series level.

Source

Government

Related control no.

1. 1990-91/008 GAD
2. 1991-92/109 GAD
3. 1994-95/314 GAD
4. 118-000008-5
5. 119-000108-X
6. 122-000314-X
7. RG25-A-3-b

MIKAN no.

134303