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Colonial Development Scheme: model housing and town planning
Catalogue reference: CO 530/540
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This record is about the Colonial Development Scheme: model housing and town planning dating from 1940 in the series Colonial Office: Seychelles Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 530/540
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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Colonial Development Scheme: model housing and town planning
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- 58161
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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CO 530
Colonial Office: Seychelles Original Correspondence
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