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Red Cross Convention of 1906 (Geneva), Revision of, and Preparation of Conventions...
Catalogue reference: CAB 16/64
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This record is about the Red Cross Convention of 1906 (Geneva), Revision of, and Preparation of Conventions... dating from 1925-1930 in the series Committee of Imperial Defence, Ad Hoc Sub-Committees: Minutes, Memoranda and Reports. 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 16/64
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1925-1930
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Description (What the record is about)
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Red Cross Convention of 1906 (Geneva), Revision of, and Preparation of Conventions for the Treatment of Prisoners of War and for Civil Populations in Enemy Hands - Meetings
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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)
- RCG
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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
- Internment
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4210997/
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CAB 16
Committee of Imperial Defence, Ad Hoc Sub-Committees: Minutes, Memoranda and Reports
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