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Western Desert: correspondence between the British and South African Historical Sections...
Catalogue reference: CAB 106/726
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This record is about the Western Desert: correspondence between the British and South African Historical Sections... dating from 1948-1949 in the series War Cabinet and Cabinet Office: Historical Section: Archivist and Librarian 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)
- CAB 106/726
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1948-1949
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Description (What the record is about)
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Western Desert: correspondence between the British and South African Historical Sections on the South African narratives on Tobruk and Alamein 1942 June.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- See Cab. 44/421, 44/423-425.
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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)
- AL 1162
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C374665/
Series information
CAB 106
War Cabinet and Cabinet Office: Historical Section: Archivist and Librarian Files:...
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