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African Colonial Force: provision of manpower in wartime
Catalogue reference: CO 820/43/21
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This record is about the African Colonial Force: provision of manpower in wartime dating from 1940 in the series Colonial Office: Military Original Correspondence. 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)
- CO 820/43/21
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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African Colonial Force: provision of manpower in wartime
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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)
- 34396
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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))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Labour
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3320360/
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CO 820
Colonial Office: Military Original Correspondence
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Within the series: CO 820
Colonial Office: Military Original Correspondence
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