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Half-monthly reports on the work of departments of the Ministry of Labour and National...
Catalogue reference: LAB 76/47
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This record is about the Half-monthly reports on the work of departments of the Ministry of Labour and National... dating from 1944 in the series War Cabinet, Control of Official Histories Committee: Official Histories: Correspondence.... 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)
- LAB 76/47
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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Half-monthly reports on the work of departments of the Ministry of Labour and National Service
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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)
- WH 143/56
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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
- Labour
- Official publications
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1372147/
Series information
LAB 76
War Cabinet, Control of Official Histories Committee: Official Histories: Correspondence...
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