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Standing Orders
Catalogue reference: MAF 49/1345
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This record is about the Standing Orders dating from 1939 in the series Land Drainage and Water Supply: Correspondence and Papers. 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)
- MAF 49/1345
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939
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Description (What the record is about)
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Standing Orders
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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)
- LD 15301
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- Public Record(s)
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- 3 working days notice to produce
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3358637/
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MAF 49
Land Drainage and Water Supply: Correspondence and Papers
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