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Naval Section War Diary November 1942 - July 1943 Numbers 1-101. This deals only...
Catalogue reference: HW 8/119
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This record is about the Naval Section War Diary November 1942 - July 1943 Numbers 1-101. This deals only... dating from 1942 Nov 28 - 1943 Jul 16 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: Naval Section: Reports, Working Aids and Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HW 8/119
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- 1942 Nov 28 - 1943 Jul 16
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Naval Section War Diary November 1942 - July 1943 Numbers 1-101. This deals only with the North African campaign, the landings in Sicily and associated naval activity in the Mediterranean
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Retained Until 2004
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Government Code and Cypher School: Naval Section: Reports, Working Aids and Correspondence
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