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Proposals for abolition of Home Command
Catalogue reference: AIR 53/16
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This record is about the Proposals for abolition of Home Command dating from 1958 in the series Air Ministry: Reserve Command, later Home Command: Registered Files. 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)
- AIR 53/16
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1958
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Description (What the record is about)
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Proposals for abolition of Home Command
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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)
- IIH/271/2/2 HC/S 20389/Plans
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C509372/
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AIR 53
Air Ministry: Reserve Command, later Home Command: Registered Files
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Air Ministry: Reserve Command, later Home Command: Registered Files
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