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Correspondence with other Departments
Catalogue reference: RG 26/196
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This record is about the Correspondence with other Departments dating from 1959-1971 in the series Office for National Statistics and Predecessors: Population and Medical Statistics:.... 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)
- RG 26/196
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1959-1971
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence with other Departments
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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)
- SD23/28/1
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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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- Topics
- Migration
- Population
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2995314/
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RG 26
Office for National Statistics and Predecessors: Population and Medical Statistics:...
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