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Aviation: Mellaha airfield
Catalogue reference: FO 160/99
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This record is about the Aviation: Mellaha airfield dating from 1948 in the series Foreign Office and predecessor: Consulate, Tripoli, Libya (formerly Ottoman Empire):.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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FO 160/99
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Date (When the record was created)
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1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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Aviation: Mellaha airfield
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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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6/A/2
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Middle East
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1828758/
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FO 160
Foreign Office and predecessor: Consulate, Tripoli, Libya (formerly Ottoman Empire):...
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