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FIRE CONTROL AND PREVENTION: Incendiary and phosphorus bombs.
Catalogue reference: HO 187/100
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This record is about the FIRE CONTROL AND PREVENTION: Incendiary and phosphorus bombs. dating from 1936-1941 in the series Fire Brigades Division and Fire Service Department. 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)
- HO 187/100
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1936-1941
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Description (What the record is about)
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FIRE CONTROL AND PREVENTION: Incendiary and phosphorus bombs.
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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)
- FB GEN 172/1-3,7,9 172/14/1 (+ folder), 2-4, 172/15, 18 & 18/2
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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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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
- Weapons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3368679/
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Series information
HO 187
Fire Brigades Division and Fire Service Department
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