Record revealed
Copy of Henry VIII's diplomatic assurances to João III of Portugal
Recently rediscovered, this letter offers new archival evidence into Britain and Portugal's shared history.
Piece
Manual for Chief Censor overseas
Catalogue reference: DEFE 1/362
What’s it about?
This record is about the Manual for Chief Censor overseas dating from 1948-1952 in the series Postal and Telegraph Censorship Department, predecessors and successor: Papers. 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)
- DEFE 1/362
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1948-1952
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Description (What the record is about)
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Manual for Chief Censor overseas
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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)
- Cen/Mans/1/8
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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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
- Communications
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C302042/
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Series information
DEFE 1
Postal and Telegraph Censorship Department, predecessors and successor: Papers
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