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Series
Ministry of Technology: Mechanical Engineering Products Division: Registered Files...
Catalogue reference: HF 8
What's it about?
HF 8
The files in this series deal with the Rootes-Chrysler relationship.In 1968, or possibly late 1967, most of the AH files were re-registered into a number of different file series, namely ED, EE, EF and EP, so there are few surviving AH files.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HF 8
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Technology: Mechanical Engineering Products Division: Registered Files (AH Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1966-1967
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Description (What the record is about)
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The files in this series deal with the Rootes-Chrysler relationship.
In 1968, or possibly late 1967, most of the AH files were re-registered into a number of different file series, namely ED, EE, EF and EP, so there are few surviving AH files.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Files in the ED series are in
Files in the EP series are in
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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)
- AH file series
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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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
- Manufacturing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8683/
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Ministry of Technology: Mechanical Engineering Products Division: Registered Files (AH Series)
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