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Offensive mining in the South Atlantic
Catalogue reference: DEFE 69/1137
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This record is about the Offensive mining in the South Atlantic dating from 1982 Jul 01 - 1982 Aug 31 in the series Ministry of Defence (Navy): Registered Files and Branch Folders. 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)
- DEFE 69/1137
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1982 Jul 01 - 1982 Aug 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Offensive mining in the South Atlantic
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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)
- D/DNW/100/8/1/1 PART B
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16482982/
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DEFE 69
Ministry of Defence (Navy): Registered Files and Branch Folders
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