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Gloucester CC: emergency telephones; development of improved GPO system 1966. Missing...
Catalogue reference: MT 95/990
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This record is about the Gloucester CC: emergency telephones; development of improved GPO system 1966. Missing... dating from 1966-1968 in the series Ministry of Transport, Highways Engineering: Registered Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MT 95/990
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1966-1968
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Description (What the record is about)
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Gloucester CC: emergency telephones; development of improved GPO system 1966. Missing at transfer
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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)
- HE 9/2/002 Pt 1
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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/C6090145/
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MT 95
Ministry of Transport, Highways Engineering: Registered Files
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