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Acquisition of land at Singapore for fixed defences
Catalogue reference: CO 717/53/8
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This record is about the Acquisition of land at Singapore for fixed defences dating from 1926-1927 in the series Colonial Office: Federated Malay States: Original Correspondence. 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)
- CO 717/53/8
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1926-1927
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Description (What the record is about)
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Acquisition of land at Singapore for fixed defences
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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)
- CF17859
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- International
- Asia
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2977417/
Series information
CO 717
Colonial Office: Federated Malay States: Original Correspondence
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