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Suspected diamond smuggling between the Gold Coast and the U.K: Police reports
Catalogue reference: MEPO 2/9146
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This record is about the Suspected diamond smuggling between the Gold Coast and the U.K: Police reports dating from 1950-1951 in the series Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers. 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)
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MEPO 2/9146
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Date (When the record was created)
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1950-1951
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Description (What the record is about)
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Suspected diamond smuggling between the Gold Coast and the U.K: Police reports
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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)
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221/50/248
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Closed For 75 years
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Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Trade and commerce
- Policing
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C555020/
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MEPO 2
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers
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Suspected diamond smuggling between the Gold Coast and the U.K: Police reports
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