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PERO: relations with GOC-in-C; liaison SOE/GOC-in-C; special training schools
Catalogue reference: HS 3/80
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This record is about the PERO: relations with GOC-in-C; liaison SOE/GOC-in-C; special training schools dating from 1940-1942 in the series Special Operations Executive: Africa and Middle East Group: 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)
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HS 3/80
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Date (When the record was created)
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1940-1942
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Description (What the record is about)
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PERO: relations with GOC-in-C; liaison SOE/GOC-in-C; special training schools
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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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8A
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Intelligence
- Middle East
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C234801/
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HS 3
Special Operations Executive: Africa and Middle East Group: Registered Files
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Special Operations Executive: Africa and Middle East Group: Registered Files
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