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Bringing the Bethnal Green disaster to light
The government tried to keep the details of the Bethnal Green Tube shelter disaster of 1943 private – but a court case brought the terrible story to light.
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Docks, ports, harbours and canals: flood warning system; general
Catalogue reference: MT 132/17
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This record is about the Docks, ports, harbours and canals: flood warning system; general dating from 1953-1970 in the series Ministry of Transport: Finance, Transport and Shipping (FTS Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MT 132/17
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1953-1970
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Description (What the record is about)
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Docks, ports, harbours and canals: flood warning system; general
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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)
- FTS 7/3/04 Part 1
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- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1461251/
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MT 132
Ministry of Transport: Finance, Transport and Shipping (FTS Series) Files
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