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Canton-Kowloon Railway
Catalogue reference: FO 17/1761
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This record is about the Canton-Kowloon Railway dating from 1904-1905 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 17/1761
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1904-1905
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Description (What the record is about)
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Canton-Kowloon Railway
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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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- International
- Railways
- Asia
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FO 17
Foreign Office: Political and Other Departments: General Correspondence before 1906,...
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