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Ministers Resident in West Africa: correspondence with Lord Swinton and Captain Balfour
Catalogue reference: CAB 127/260
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This record is about the Ministers Resident in West Africa: correspondence with Lord Swinton and Captain Balfour dating from 1942 May - 1945 May in the series Cabinet Office: Private Collections of Ministers' and Officials' 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 127/260
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942 May - 1945 May
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ministers Resident in West Africa: correspondence with Lord Swinton and Captain Balfour
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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)
- W 3/12
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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
- Personal and family papers
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4057470/
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CAB 127
Cabinet Office: Private Collections of Ministers' and Officials' Papers
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