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Repatriation of Channel Islanders and foreign refugees
Catalogue reference: HLG 7/571
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This record is about the Repatriation of Channel Islanders and foreign refugees dating from 1945 in the series Ministry of Health: Second World War Special Wartime Functions, Registered Files.... 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)
- HLG 7/571
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Repatriation of Channel Islanders and foreign refugees
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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)
- LN/GEN/129
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2072248/
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HLG 7
Ministry of Health: Second World War Special Wartime Functions, Registered Files...
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