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Palestine: illegal immigration; proposed detention of suspect ships in UK ports
Catalogue reference: HO 213/1799
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This record is about the Palestine: illegal immigration; proposed detention of suspect ships in UK ports dating from 1947 in the series Home Office: Aliens Department: General (GEN) Files and Aliens' Naturalization and.... 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)
- HO 213/1799
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947
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Description (What the record is about)
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Palestine: illegal immigration; proposed detention of suspect ships in UK ports
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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)
- GEN 325/5/2
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Migration
- Nationality
- Middle East
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1232448/
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HO 213
Home Office: Aliens Department: General (GEN) Files and Aliens' Naturalization and...
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