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Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
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Piece
St Lucia: application for Colonial Development and Welfare (CDW) funds.
Catalogue reference: OD 23/93
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This record is about the St Lucia: application for Colonial Development and Welfare (CDW) funds. dating from 1964-1965 in the series Department of Technical Cooperation and Colonial Office: Communications Department:.... 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)
- OD 23/93
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1964-1965
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Description (What the record is about)
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St Lucia: application for Colonial Development and Welfare (CDW) funds.
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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)
- CM224/153/02
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Welfare
- International
- Caribbean
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1912529/
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OD 23
Department of Technical Cooperation and Colonial Office: Communications Department:...
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