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Care of Children Committee: evidence of Ministry of Education
Catalogue reference: ED 147/392
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This record is about the Care of Children Committee: evidence of Ministry of Education dating from 1946 in the series Ministry of Education and successors: Primary, Secondary and General Education: General.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ED 147/392
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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Care of Children Committee: evidence of Ministry of Education
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- G 699
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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ED 147
Ministry of Education and successors: Primary, Secondary and General Education: General...
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