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Chinese Secretary's Office: register of miscellaneous documents.
Catalogue reference: FO 932/53
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This record is about the Chinese Secretary's Office: register of miscellaneous documents. dating from 1870 - 1886 in the series Foreign Office: Chinese Secretary's Office, Peking and predecessors: Chinese Registers.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 932/53
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1870 - 1886
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Description (What the record is about)
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Chinese Secretary's Office: register of miscellaneous documents.
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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)
- FO 682/132/B
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- Public Record(s)
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- Additional safe handling procedures are in place. This record must be ordered in advance.
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- International
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FO 932
Foreign Office: Chinese Secretary's Office, Peking and predecessors: Chinese Registers...
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