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HIJACKING. Hijacking of British Airways VC10 en route from London to Brunei, 22 November...
Catalogue reference: PREM 16/446
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This record is about the HIJACKING. Hijacking of British Airways VC10 en route from London to Brunei, 22 November... dating from 1974 Nov 22 - 1975 Mar 03 in the series Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1974-1979. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PREM 16/446
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1974 Nov 22 - 1975 Mar 03
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Description (What the record is about)
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HIJACKING. Hijacking of British Airways VC10 en route from London to Brunei, 22 November 1974: Daily Mail article, 27 February 1975
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Asia
- Air transport
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11265311/
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PREM 16
Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1974-1979
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