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Special Operations Executive: South and Central America; Far East; Corsica; Middle...
Catalogue reference: CAB 119/44
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This record is about the Special Operations Executive: South and Central America; Far East; Corsica; Middle... dating from 1942 in the series War Cabinet and Cabinet Office: Joint Planning Staff: Correspondence and Papers. 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 119/44
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942
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Description (What the record is about)
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Special Operations Executive: South and Central America; Far East; Corsica; Middle East; Madagascar: Africa; Sweden; Balkans: Turkey
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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)
- 3/21
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C377281/
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CAB 119
War Cabinet and Cabinet Office: Joint Planning Staff: Correspondence and Papers
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