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Ammunition: consideration of use of CS gas in prison during incidents of extreme...

Catalogue reference: HO 391/357

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This record is about the Ammunition: consideration of use of CS gas in prison during incidents of extreme... dating from 1969 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31 in the series Home Office: Prison Department: General (PDG Symbol Series) Files. It is held at Creating government department or its successor.

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Reference
HO 391/357
Date
1969 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31
Description

Ammunition: consideration of use of CS gas in prison during incidents of extreme conflict; reference to riot at HM Prison Parkhurst in October 1969; group discussions chaired by Police Department; minutes of meetings

Held by
Creating government department or its successor
Former department reference
PDG 69 0401/0003/001
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
file(s)
Closure status
Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Public disorder
Oil and gas
Weapons
Prisons
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11014241/

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HO 391

Home Office: Prison Department: General (PDG Symbol Series) Files

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