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Illegal immigration at Heathrow Airport
Catalogue reference: HO 355/36
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This record is about the Illegal immigration at Heathrow Airport dating from 1970-1973 in the series Home Office: Immigration Branch: AIB, IB and IBR (Symbol Series) Files. It is held at Creating government department or its successor.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 355/36
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1970-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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Illegal immigration at Heathrow Airport
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Creating government department or its successor
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- IBR 12/28/25(70)
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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))
- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Migration
- Air transport
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3159658/
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Series information
HO 355
Home Office: Immigration Branch: AIB, IB and IBR (Symbol Series) Files
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