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Polish naval activity and naval strength returns
Catalogue reference: HW 75/27
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This record is about the Polish naval activity and naval strength returns dating from 1947 Aug 06 - 1948 Jan 05 in the series Government Communications Headquarters and predecessor: Soviet Bloc reports. 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 75/27
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947 Aug 06 - 1948 Jan 05
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Description (What the record is about)
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Polish naval activity and naval strength returns
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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)
- S/APL/C1-C2, C5-C6
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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 2007
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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
- Navy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11435105/
Series information
HW 75
Government Communications Headquarters and predecessor: Soviet Bloc reports
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