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Sverdlovsk anthrax incident, April 1979
Catalogue reference: FCO 66/1583
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This record is about the Sverdlovsk anthrax incident, April 1979 dating from 1981 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31 in the series Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Disarmament Department and Arms Control and Disarmament.... 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)
- FCO 66/1583
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1981 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Sverdlovsk anthrax incident, April 1979
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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)
- DSP 85/5
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Disarmament
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14582495/
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FCO 66
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Disarmament Department and Arms Control and Disarmament...
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