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Closing of distilleries to increase supplies of spirit for war purposes
Catalogue reference: MUN 7/241
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This record is about the Closing of distilleries to increase supplies of spirit for war purposes dating from 1917 Feb. 20 - May 18 in the series Ministry of Munitions: Files transferred to the War Office. 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)
- MUN 7/241
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1917 Feb. 20 - May 18
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Description (What the record is about)
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Closing of distilleries to increase supplies of spirit for war purposes
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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)
- 95/A/620
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1890373/
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Series information
MUN 7
Ministry of Munitions: Files transferred to the War Office
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