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Piece
Enemy and ex- enemy internees in British colonies
Catalogue reference: CAB 114/4
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This record is about the Enemy and ex- enemy internees in British colonies dating from 1940-1945 in the series War Cabinet and Cabinet: Home Defence (Security) Executive: Records. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CAB 114/4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Enemy and ex- enemy internees in British colonies
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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)
- D 230/3
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Internment
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C629584/
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Series information
CAB 114
War Cabinet and Cabinet: Home Defence (Security) Executive: Records
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Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: CAB
Records of the Cabinet Office
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Within the series: CAB 114
War Cabinet and Cabinet: Home Defence (Security) Executive: Records
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Enemy and ex- enemy internees in British colonies
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