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Report from Secret Committee on the Post Office; correspondence concerning opening...
Catalogue reference: HD 3/15
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This record is about the Report from Secret Committee on the Post Office; correspondence concerning opening... dating from 1839-1844 in the series Foreign Office: Permanent Under Secretary's Department: Correspondence and Papers. 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)
- HD 3/15
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1839-1844
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Description (What the record is about)
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Report from Secret Committee on the Post Office; correspondence concerning opening of letters by French Post Office; Foreign Office (FO) circular concerning expenditure on Foreign Secret Service
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- French
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Communications
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2080203/
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HD 3
Foreign Office: Permanent Under Secretary's Department: Correspondence and Papers
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Report from Secret Committee on the Post Office; correspondence concerning opening...
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