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Engineer in Chief Department: report on mission to United States of America in connection...
Catalogue reference: ADM 213/594
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This record is about the Engineer in Chief Department: report on mission to United States of America in connection... dating from 1947 in the series Admiralty: Admiralty Centre for Scientific Information and Liaison: 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)
- ADM 213/594
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947
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Description (What the record is about)
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Engineer in Chief Department: report on mission to United States of America in connection with main propulsion machinery: a summary of the main objects of visit
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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)
- ACSIL No.ADM/47/606
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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/C518579/
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ADM 213
Admiralty: Admiralty Centre for Scientific Information and Liaison: Reports
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