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Foreign airlines in Libya, including overflights: forcing down of a British Overseas...
Catalogue reference: FCO 93/839
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This record is about the Foreign airlines in Libya, including overflights: forcing down of a British Overseas... dating from 1976 Jan 02 - 1976 Dec 31 in the series Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Near East and North Africa Department: Registered.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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FCO 93/839
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Date (When the record was created)
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1976 Jan 02 - 1976 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Foreign airlines in Libya, including overflights: forcing down of a British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) VC10 in July 1971. Includes correspondence prompted by a legal case against BOAC, brought by two Sudanese widows whose husbands had been taken off the plane and executed.
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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)
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NFB 184/1
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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FCO 93
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Near East and North Africa Department: Registered...
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