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A British Trade Union 1954
Catalogue reference: INF 6/803
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This record is about the A British Trade Union 1954 dating from 1953-1955 in the series Central Office of Information and Predecessors: Film Production Documents. 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)
- INF 6/803
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1953-1955
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Description (What the record is about)
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A British Trade Union 1954
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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)
- Folder No. MI 790
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Labour
- Photography and film
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4301934/
Series information
INF 6
Central Office of Information and Predecessors: Film Production Documents
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