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General office matters, including costs of British forces in Germany; military uses...
Catalogue reference: DEFE 19/253
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This record is about the General office matters, including costs of British forces in Germany; military uses... dating from 1977 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31 in the series Ministry of Defence: Central Defence Scientific Staff and predecessors: Registered.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- DEFE 19/253
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1977 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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General office matters, including costs of British forces in Germany; military uses of laser technology in space; House of Lords debate on UFOs
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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/CS/RAF/5/1/2 PART A
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11408427/
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DEFE 19
Ministry of Defence: Central Defence Scientific Staff and predecessors: Registered...
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