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Legislation against racial discrimination: consideration of bills presented by Fenner...
Catalogue reference: HO 342/83
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This record is about the Legislation against racial discrimination: consideration of bills presented by Fenner... dating from 1963-1965 in the series Home Office: Miscellaneous (MSC Symbol Series) Files. 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 342/83
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1963-1965
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Description (What the record is about)
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Legislation against racial discrimination: consideration of bills presented by Fenner Brockway MP and of Human Rights Bill (Northern Ireland) 1964; reception of delegation from Standing Conference of West Indian Organisations
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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)
- MSC (1963)311/1/3,21,31,39,64
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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
- Democracy
- Race relations
- Ireland
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1441374/
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HO 342
Home Office: Miscellaneous (MSC Symbol Series) Files
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