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Abyssinian Railways (Jibuti-Harrar etc.)
Catalogue reference: FO 1/53
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This record is about the Abyssinian Railways (Jibuti-Harrar etc.) dating from 1905 in the series Foreign Office: Political and Other Departments: General Correspondence before 1906,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 1/53
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1905
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Description (What the record is about)
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Abyssinian Railways (Jibuti-Harrar etc.)
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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)
- Vol. 4
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Railways
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1913619/
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FO 1
Foreign Office: Political and Other Departments: General Correspondence before 1906,...
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