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Proposals for the dropping from the air of medical and relief supplies to prisoners...
Catalogue reference: CO 980/201
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This record is about the Proposals for the dropping from the air of medical and relief supplies to prisoners... dating from 1943-1945 in the series Colonial Office: Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees Department. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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CO 980/201
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Date (When the record was created)
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1943-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Proposals for the dropping from the air of medical and relief supplies to prisoners of war and civilian internees in the Far East
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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)
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9433/7A
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
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CO 980
Colonial Office: Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees Department
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