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Ministry of Defence (Navy): records proposed for destruction
Catalogue reference: PRO 56/578
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This record is about the Ministry of Defence (Navy): records proposed for destruction dating from 01/01/1967 - 31/12/1968 in the series Public Record Office: Registered Files: Miscellaneous Case 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)
- PRO 56/578
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Date (When the record was created)
- 01/01/1967 - 31/12/1968
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ministry of Defence (Navy): records proposed for destruction
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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)
- 3/CAA/14
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6112813/
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Series information
PRO 56
Public Record Office: Registered Files: Miscellaneous Case Files
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