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Singapore: Americans Dr Frederick A Cook (explorer), F P Thompson (aka Bohm) and...
Catalogue reference: FCO 141/16057
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FCO 141/16057
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Date (When the record was created)
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1915 Jan 01 - 1915 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Singapore: Americans Dr Frederick A Cook (explorer), F P Thompson (aka Bohm) and E S Brooks; suspected of intending to stir up sedition against the Government of India
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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)
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S of S 168/1915
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Open Document, Open Description
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FCO 141
Foreign and Commonwealth Office and predecessors: Records of Former Colonial Administrations:...
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