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Notes of Fleet Air Arm Conferences
Catalogue reference: CAB 16/152
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This record is about the Notes of Fleet Air Arm Conferences dating from 1937-1939 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 16/152
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1937-1939
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Description (What the record is about)
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Notes of Fleet Air Arm Conferences
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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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- Topics
- Air Force
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4211085/
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CAB 16
Committee of Imperial Defence, Ad Hoc Sub-Committees: Minutes, Memoranda and Reports
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