| Arrangement | They are numbered [in red ink] for each year [from 1 January] and from 1888 on, those originating in Great Britain are marked 'Cey'. The date of receipt is also noted and often the initials of Secretaries and other headquarters staff dealing with the material. Some items, notably finance correspondence, were removed as soon as they had been entered on the precis [see precis books /P], others were removed in the normal course of administrative work. Usually in these cases a note of the number of the item, plus the initials of the staff member and the department, remains in the packet. |