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A dramatic plea for Churchill’s help from Bletchley Park
In 1941, four Government Code and Cypher School cryptanalysts, including Alan Turing, made a stunning appeal directly to Winston Churchill.
Series
Overseas Development Administration: Natural Resources Advisers Support Unit: Registered...
Catalogue reference: OD 45
What's it about?
OD 45
This series contains records of the Natural Resources Advisers Support Unit. Although the series was created in 1972, some earlier papers have been placed on these files, though there is no evidence that these have been re-registered from other...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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OD 45
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Title (The name of the record)
- Overseas Development Administration: Natural Resources Advisers Support Unit: Registered Files (NRA Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1970-1980
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the Natural Resources Advisers Support Unit. Although the series was created in 1972, some earlier papers have been placed on these files, though there is no evidence that these have been re-registered from other files series.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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By former file reference within 3-year file cycles.
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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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NRA file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Overseas Development Administration, Natural Resources Advisors Support Unit, 1972-1974
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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44 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2001 Department for International Development
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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
- Resources
- Aid and development
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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Series began in 1972
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11416/
Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: OD
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