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Original correspondence: Despatches (1896, Nov - Dec); Offices: House of Commons,...
Catalogue reference: CO 54/632
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This record is about the Original correspondence: Despatches (1896, Nov - Dec); Offices: House of Commons,... dating from 1896 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Ceylon, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 54/632
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1896
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Description (What the record is about)
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Original correspondence:
- Despatches (1896, Nov - Dec);
- Offices: House of Commons, Admiralty and Crown Agents (1896)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C348597/
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CO 54
Colonial Office and predecessors: Ceylon, Original Correspondence
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