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AIR MINISTRY: Administrative (Code 5/1): Petrol tax: statement showing expenditure...
Catalogue reference: AVIA 2/731
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This record is about the AIR MINISTRY: Administrative (Code 5/1): Petrol tax: statement showing expenditure... dating from 1934 in the series Air Ministry and predecessor and successors: Civil Aviation, 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)
- AVIA 2/731
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1934
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Description (What the record is about)
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AIR MINISTRY: Administrative (Code 5/1): Petrol tax: statement showing expenditure of tax collected in India
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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)
- 355994/34
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2685841/
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AVIA 2
Air Ministry and predecessor and successors: Civil Aviation, Registered Files
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