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Congratulatory telegrams: diamond weddings and hundredth birthdays
Catalogue reference: RG 49/1
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This record is about the Congratulatory telegrams: diamond weddings and hundredth birthdays dating from 1947-1952; 1960-1965; 1969-1979 in the series General Register Office: Certificate Application Section: 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)
- RG 49/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947-1952; 1960-1965; 1969-1979
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Description (What the record is about)
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Congratulatory telegrams: diamond weddings and hundredth birthdays
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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)
- PO/48 Pt I
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed Until 2005
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2105913/
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Series information
RG 49
General Register Office: Certificate Application Section: Correspondence and Papers
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: RG
Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and...
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Within the series: RG 49
General Register Office: Certificate Application Section: Correspondence and Papers
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