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DEFENCE. Future of UK strategic nuclear deterrent; Chevaline-related Polaris flight...
Catalogue reference: PREM 19/14
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This record is about the DEFENCE. Future of UK strategic nuclear deterrent; Chevaline-related Polaris flight... dating from 1979 May 04 - 1979 Dec 04 in the series Records of the Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1979-1997. 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)
- PREM 19/14
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1979 May 04 - 1979 Dec 04
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Description (What the record is about)
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DEFENCE. Future of UK strategic nuclear deterrent; Chevaline-related Polaris flight trials; Polaris successor; part 1
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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 2013
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Weapons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11521981/
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PREM 19
Records of the Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1979-1997
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