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Mr. Adolf Hoel requests permission to take King penguins from South Georgia to Norway
Catalogue reference: CO 78/206/12
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This record is about the Mr. Adolf Hoel requests permission to take King penguins from South Georgia to Norway dating from 1937 Mar. 13 - Oct. 26 in the series War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Falkland Islands, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 78/206/12
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1937 Mar. 13 - Oct. 26
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Description (What the record is about)
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Mr. Adolf Hoel requests permission to take King penguins from South Georgia to Norway
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- 88103/5
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- Open Document, Open Description
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CO 78
War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Falkland Islands, Original Correspondence
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Mr. Adolf Hoel requests permission to take King penguins from South Georgia to Norway
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