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Sarawak and Brunei: question of relieving oil companies from certain obligations...
Catalogue reference: POWE 33/582
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This record is about the Sarawak and Brunei: question of relieving oil companies from certain obligations... dating from 1941-1945 in the series Ministry of Technology, Petroleum Division, and Predecessors: Correspondence and.... 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)
- POWE 33/582
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Sarawak and Brunei: question of relieving oil companies from certain obligations between them and local governments
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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)
- PE/9/9/4
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Asia
- Oil and gas
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C202457/
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POWE 33
Ministry of Technology, Petroleum Division, and Predecessors: Correspondence and...
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