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Papers: 54 - 78. Includes 23 photographs depicting: 'Crossbow' Committee: 'Big Ben'...
Catalogue reference: CAB 98/61
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This record is about the Papers: 54 - 78. Includes 23 photographs depicting: 'Crossbow' Committee: 'Big Ben'... dating from 1944 Oct 20-Dec 16 in the series War Cabinet and Cabinet: Miscellaneous Committees: Minutes and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CAB 98/61
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944 Oct 20-Dec 16
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers: 54 - 78.
Includes 23 photographs depicting: 'Crossbow' Committee: 'Big Ben' Sub-Committee: Allied measures against German V-weapons: structural features of 'Big Ben'; Kine-theodolite photos of a 'Big Ben' contrail; drawing of long range A4 Rocket, showing cutaways to reveal interior layout. Dated 1944-1945.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Weapons
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CAB 98
War Cabinet and Cabinet: Miscellaneous Committees: Minutes and Papers
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