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Western Union (UK, France, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg): general policy
Catalogue reference: DEFE 7/529
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This record is about the Western Union (UK, France, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg): general policy dating from 1948-1951 in the series Ministry of Defence prior to 1964: Registered Files (General Series). 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)
- DEFE 7/529
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1948-1951
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Description (What the record is about)
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Western Union (UK, France, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg): general policy
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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)
- 581/48
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed Until 1995
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C658807/
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DEFE 7
Ministry of Defence prior to 1964: Registered Files (General Series)
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