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Piece
Joint Factory Committee: correspondence
Catalogue reference: AB 6/577
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This record is about the Joint Factory Committee: correspondence dating from 1949-1951 in the series United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and predecessors: Atomic Energy Research Establishment,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- AB 6/577
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1949-1951
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Description (What the record is about)
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Joint Factory Committee: correspondence
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Topics
- Manufacturing
- Nuclear energy
- Research
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Joint Factory Committee: correspondence
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