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Signals from Royal Navy vessels patrolling off the Icelandic coast
Catalogue reference: DEFE 24/941
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This record is about the Signals from Royal Navy vessels patrolling off the Icelandic coast dating from 1976 Mar 16-1976 Apr 25 in the series Ministry of Defence: Defence Secretariat Branches and their Predecessors: Registered.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DEFE 24/941
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1976 Mar 16-1976 Apr 25
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Description (What the record is about)
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Signals from Royal Navy vessels patrolling off the Icelandic coast
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- D/DS 5/5/37/104/76 PT 3
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed Until 2005
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11067394/
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DEFE 24
Ministry of Defence: Defence Secretariat Branches and their Predecessors: Registered...
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Signals from Royal Navy vessels patrolling off the Icelandic coast
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