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COMMUNICATIONS: Trade union representation in civil defence regions in event of invasion...
Catalogue reference: HO 186/1685
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This record is about the COMMUNICATIONS: Trade union representation in civil defence regions in event of invasion... dating from 1941-1944 in the series Ministry of Home Security: Air Raid Precautions (ARP GEN) Registered files. 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 186/1685
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941-1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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COMMUNICATIONS: Trade union representation in civil defence regions in event of invasion or breakdown in communications through enemy action
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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)
- ARP GEN 746/2 (parts 1 and 2) (and 1 folder)
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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
- Labour
- Disasters and emergencies
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3612155/
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Series information
HO 186
Ministry of Home Security: Air Raid Precautions (ARP GEN) Registered files
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