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Catalogue reference: FO 931/1873
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This record is about the An intelligence report with pictures of British and French flags (plus one other... dating from [1856-1857] in the series Kwangtung Provincial Archives: Documents of the Chinese Administration in Kwangtung. 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)
- FO 931/1873
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1856-1857]
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Description (What the record is about)
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An intelligence report with pictures of British and French flags (plus one other unidentified). 1 f.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- F.O. 682/327/5 (34)
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Chinese
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3157158/
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FO 931
Kwangtung Provincial Archives: Documents of the Chinese Administration in Kwangtung
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