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Defence of the Sudan
Catalogue reference: AIR 20/679
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This record is about the Defence of the Sudan dating from 1937 Dec.-1939 Sept. in the series Air Ministry, and Ministry of Defence: Papers accumulated by the Air Historical Branch. 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)
- AIR 20/679
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1937 Dec.-1939 Sept.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Defence of the Sudan
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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)
- AHB Ref. ASO/9/8 Pt II
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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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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1219012/
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Series information
AIR 20
Air Ministry, and Ministry of Defence: Papers accumulated by the Air Historical Branch
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Within the series: AIR 20
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Defence of the Sudan
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