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The Huey Fong: Hong Kong's 1979 refugee crisis
In December 1978, Vietnamese refugees seeking asylum aboard the Huey Fong were refused entry to Hong Kong. Records we hold document the 34-day standoff.
Piece
Geological mapping: New Hebrides
Catalogue reference: OD 6/856
What’s it about?
This record is about the Geological mapping: New Hebrides dating from 1960-1969 in the series Directorate of Overseas Surveys: Registered Files. 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)
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OD 6/856
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Date (When the record was created)
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1960-1969
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Description (What the record is about)
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Geological mapping: New Hebrides
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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With maps
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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)
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508/5GEOL
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1722384/
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Series information
OD 6
Directorate of Overseas Surveys: Registered Files
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Directorate of Overseas Surveys: Registered Files
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Geological mapping: New Hebrides
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