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Proposal to purchase one million tons of sugar from Cuba
Catalogue reference: PREM 11/416
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This record is about the Proposal to purchase one million tons of sugar from Cuba dating from 1953 in the series Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1951-1964. 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)
- PREM 11/416
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1953
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Description (What the record is about)
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Proposal to purchase one million tons of sugar from Cuba
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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
- Caribbean
- Food and drink
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2037233/
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PREM 11
Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1951-1964
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Proposal to purchase one million tons of sugar from Cuba
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