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Billeting at GC&CS
Catalogue reference: HW 64/44
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This record is about the Billeting at GC&CS dating from 1941 Apr 03 - 1945 Dec 03 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: Establishment Branch: Records. 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)
- HW 64/44
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941 Apr 03 - 1945 Dec 03
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Description (What the record is about)
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Billeting at GC&CS
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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)
- Q-1088
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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)
- Retained Until 2004
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Intelligence
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11204142/
Series information
HW 64
Government Code and Cypher School: Establishment Branch: Records
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the series: HW 64
Government Code and Cypher School: Establishment Branch: Records
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Billeting at GC&CS
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