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Suggestion that 100 men from St Helena could be employed on British farms. The National...
Catalogue reference: LAB 43/12
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This record is about the Suggestion that 100 men from St Helena could be employed on British farms. The National... dating from 1947-1948 in the series Department of Employment and predecessors: Private Office Papers: Selected Case Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- LAB 43/12
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947-1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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Suggestion that 100 men from St Helena could be employed on British farms. The National Union of Agricultural Workers objected, citing unemployment in rural areas and the large numbers of prisoners of war who were working in agriculture.
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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)
- PO: 7700/1947
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Immediately
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3457632/
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LAB 43
Department of Employment and predecessors: Private Office Papers: Selected Case Files
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