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Directions of the Defence Council as to the Army Board: Army Board Directions 1978....
Catalogue reference: DEFE 17/3
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This record is about the Directions of the Defence Council as to the Army Board: Army Board Directions 1978.... dating from 1978 Apr 28 in the series Ministry of Defence: Defence Council: Formal Documents. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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DEFE 17/3
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1978 Apr 28
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Directions of the Defence Council as to the Army Board: Army Board Directions 1978. Transferred from DEFE 14/6
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Open Immediately
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Open Document, Open Description
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DEFE 17
Ministry of Defence: Defence Council: Formal Documents
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Within the series: DEFE 17
Ministry of Defence: Defence Council: Formal Documents
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Directions of the Defence Council as to the Army Board: Army Board Directions 1978....
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