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Memorandum on proposed all-British cable from England to the Cape; Natal boundaries;...
Catalogue reference: DO 119/516
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This record is about the Memorandum on proposed all-British cable from England to the Cape; Natal boundaries;... dating from 1897-1902 in the series High Commissioner for South Africa, and High Commissioner for Basutoland, the Bechuanaland.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- DO 119/516
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1897-1902
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Description (What the record is about)
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Memorandum on proposed all-British cable from England to the Cape; Natal boundaries; customs conference (1903); pay for volunteers in the armed forces
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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)
- Folio No. D/17
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2340731/
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