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Royal Naval Armaments Depot (RNAD) Coulport and Royal Naval Armaments Depot (RNAD)...
Catalogue reference: DEFE 13/1777
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This record is about the Royal Naval Armaments Depot (RNAD) Coulport and Royal Naval Armaments Depot (RNAD)... dating from 1981 June 1 - 1983 Feb 16 in the series Ministry of Defence: Private Office: Registered Files (all Ministers'). 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 13/1777
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1981 June 1 - 1983 Feb 16
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Description (What the record is about)
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Royal Naval Armaments Depot (RNAD) Coulport and Royal Naval Armaments Depot (RNAD) Loch Long
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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)
- MIN (AF) 11/2/7
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open on Transfer
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16527175/
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DEFE 13
Ministry of Defence: Private Office: Registered Files (all Ministers')
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