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Nyasaland Protectorate; correspondence relating to railways (869 folios)
Catalogue reference: CO 879/125
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This record is about the Nyasaland Protectorate; correspondence relating to railways (869 folios) dating from 1924-1931 in the series War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Africa, Confidential Print. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 879/125
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1924-1931
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Description (What the record is about)
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Nyasaland Protectorate; correspondence relating to railways (869 folios)
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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)
- African No. 1143
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2082295/
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CO 879
War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Africa, Confidential Print
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