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Operation MATCHBOX: directives
Catalogue reference: DEFE 41/122
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This record is about the Operation MATCHBOX: directives dating from 1947-1948 in the series Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence: Scientific and Technical Intelligence Branch.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- DEFE 41/122
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947-1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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Operation MATCHBOX: directives
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- D16
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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/C1196083/
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DEFE 41
Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence: Scientific and Technical Intelligence Branch...
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