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Piece
CAB 63. Oil supplies for China.
Catalogue reference: CAB 63/116
What’s it about?
This record is about the CAB 63. Oil supplies for China. dating from 1940 Jan 01-1940 Jan 31 in the series War Cabinet and Cabinet Office: Lord Hankey: 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)
- CAB 63/116
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940 Jan 01-1940 Jan 31
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Description (What the record is about)
- CAB 63. Oil supplies for China.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- 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/C627625/
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Series information
CAB 63
War Cabinet and Cabinet Office: Lord Hankey: Papers
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
134,977 records
Within the department: CAB
Records of the Cabinet Office
211 records
Within the series: CAB 63
War Cabinet and Cabinet Office: Lord Hankey: Papers
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CAB 63. Oil supplies for China.
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