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Area Executive Committee. - Underground Transport Policy. Formation: Western Area
Catalogue reference: COAL 76/1292
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This record is about the Area Executive Committee. - Underground Transport Policy. Formation: Western Area dating from 1981 in the series National Coal Board: Minute Series, Area. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- COAL 76/1292
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1981
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Description (What the record is about)
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Area Executive Committee. - Underground Transport Policy. Formation: Western Area
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed Until 2006
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5837162/
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COAL 76
National Coal Board: Minute Series, Area
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