Focus on
Smuggling gangs and coastal policing in 19th-century England
Following the Napoleonic Wars, smuggling became a major concern for the British government.
Piece
Operation "Orator"
Catalogue reference: AIR 15/606
What’s it about?
This record is about the Operation "Orator" dating from 1942 Sept - Dec in the series Air Ministry and Admiralty: Coastal Command: Registered Files. 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)
- AIR 15/606
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942 Sept - Dec
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Description (What the record is about)
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Operation "Orator"
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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)
- AHB Reference and Coastal Command File Reference:IIH1/101/1/6 S.1612/17/19/2
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2199254/
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Series information
AIR 15
Air Ministry and Admiralty: Coastal Command: Registered Files
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Within the series: AIR 15
Air Ministry and Admiralty: Coastal Command: Registered Files
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Operation "Orator"
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