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Papers on Ministry position in litigation and dispute on royalties for invention...
Catalogue reference: MUN 8/55
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This record is about the Papers on Ministry position in litigation and dispute on royalties for invention... dating from 1917 June 30 - 1922 Nov. 7 in the series Ministry of Munitions: Files Transferred to the Air Ministry. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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MUN 8/55
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Date (When the record was created)
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1917 June 30 - 1922 Nov. 7
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers on Ministry position in litigation and dispute on royalties for invention of C.C. Fire Control Gear (Device enabling machine-gun bullets to be fired through moving propeller blades of aircraft) by Mr. G. Constantinescu, engineer, its financing anddevelopment by Mr. W. Haddon, engineer and financier, and its supply by W. H. Dorman & Co. Ltd.
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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)
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D.G.P/P.R.R./2114/17 previously M.I.D./R/2124)
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2987586/
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MUN 8
Ministry of Munitions: Files Transferred to the Air Ministry
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Within the series: MUN 8
Ministry of Munitions: Files Transferred to the Air Ministry
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