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Johnson Matthey Bankers Ltd: Chancellor of the Exchequer's libel defence
Catalogue reference: T 555/172
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This record is about the Johnson Matthey Bankers Ltd: Chancellor of the Exchequer's libel defence dating from 1988 Jan 01 - 1988 Dec 31 in the series HM Treasury: Public Finance (Sector) and successors: Banking and Consumer Credit.... It is held at Creating government department or its successor.
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T 555/172
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Date (When the record was created)
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1988 Jan 01 - 1988 Dec 31
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Johnson Matthey Bankers Ltd: Chancellor of the Exchequer's libel defence
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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FIM-BNK K/0012/002 PART A
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Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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T 555
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