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Consular Correspondence
Catalogue reference: FO 692/9
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This record is about the Consular Correspondence dating from 1939-1941 in the series Foreign Office: Consulate and Legation, Peking, China: Registers of Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 692/9
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1941
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Description (What the record is about)
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Consular Correspondence
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- International
- Asia
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FO 692
Foreign Office: Consulate and Legation, Peking, China: Registers of Correspondence
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Foreign Office: Consulate and Legation, Peking, China: Registers of Correspondence
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