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Investigation of fire damage caused by atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. British...
Catalogue reference: HO 196/41
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- HO 196/41
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1950 Jan
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Description (What the record is about)
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Investigation of fire damage caused by atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. British Mission to Japan. Author: J.B. Hawker and O.C. Young
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- No 567
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HO 196
Ministry of Home Security: Research and Experiments Department, Notes
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