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Migration policy: decisions affecting present and future work program and function...
Catalogue reference: RG 26/506
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This record is about the Migration policy: decisions affecting present and future work program and function... dating from 1973 Jan 1 - 1985 Dec 31 in the series Office for National Statistics and Predecessors: Population and Medical Statistics:.... 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)
- RG 26/506
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1973 Jan 1 - 1985 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Migration policy: decisions affecting present and future work program and function of unit within OPCS
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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)
- SD 1/B/1
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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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- Topics
- Migration
- Population
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17480128/
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RG 26
Office for National Statistics and Predecessors: Population and Medical Statistics:...
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