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MPBW responsibilities: mineral development; transfer of responsibility for materials...
Catalogue reference: WORK 45/542
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This record is about the MPBW responsibilities: mineral development; transfer of responsibility for materials... dating from 1968-1969 in the series Ministry of Works and Buildings and successors: Construction Industry and Building.... 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)
- WORK 45/542
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1968-1969
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Description (What the record is about)
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MPBW responsibilities: mineral development; transfer of responsibility for materials from Ministry of Transport to MPBW; minutes of meetings and correspondence between the departments
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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)
- RE 15135/4
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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/C4056911/
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WORK 45
Ministry of Works and Buildings and successors: Construction Industry and Building...
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