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Combined Development Trust; general surveys. Extract from AB 16/734
Catalogue reference: AB 16/735
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This record is about the Combined Development Trust; general surveys. Extract from AB 16/734 dating from 1946 in the series Ministry of Supply and United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Atomic Energy Division.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- AB 16/735
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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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Combined Development Trust; general surveys. Extract from AB 16/734
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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)
- 330/41/11/2 Pt S 2
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- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Retained Until 2001
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Nuclear energy
- Resources
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2346132/
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AB 16
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