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Piece
Aids to taking finger and palm impressions - interim assessment of the Antles printer
Catalogue reference: HO 377/149
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This record is about the Aids to taking finger and palm impressions - interim assessment of the Antles printer dating from 1974 in the series Home Office: Police Research and Planning Branch and successors: Reports. 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 377/149
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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Aids to taking finger and palm impressions - interim assessment of the Antles printer
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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)
- 6/74
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Policing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1384783/
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HO 377
Home Office: Police Research and Planning Branch and successors: Reports
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