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Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
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Administration of British Indian Ocean territory
Catalogue reference: T 317/1347
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This record is about the Administration of British Indian Ocean territory dating from 1967 Jan 01-1969 Dec 31 in the series Treasury: Finance - Overseas Development Divisions and successors: Registered 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)
- T 317/1347
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1967 Jan 01-1969 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Administration of British Indian Ocean territory
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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)
- 2FD 1044/309/01 B
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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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- Topics
- Aid and development
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6153966/
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T 317
Treasury: Finance - Overseas Development Divisions and successors: Registered Files...
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