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British Naval Officers in the Chinese Service. Reorganisation of the Chinese Navy....
Catalogue reference: FO 17/1409
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This record is about the British Naval Officers in the Chinese Service. Reorganisation of the Chinese Navy.... dating from 1894-1899 in the series Foreign Office: Political and Other Departments: General Correspondence before 1906,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 17/1409
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1894-1899
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Description (What the record is about)
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British Naval Officers in the Chinese Service. Reorganisation of the Chinese Navy. Volume 2
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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)
- Vol. 2
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- Public Record(s)
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- Additional safe handling procedures are in place. This record must be ordered in advance.
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Asia
- Navy
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FO 17
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