Record revealed
Copy of Henry VIII's diplomatic assurances to João III of Portugal
Recently rediscovered, this letter offers new archival evidence into Britain and Portugal's shared history.
Series
Home Office: Communications (COM Symbol Series) Files
Catalogue reference: HO 341
What's it about?
HO 341
Files from the Home Office COM (Communications) symbol series of the Directorate of Communications and the Communications Branch of the Home Office dealing with the provision of wireless telegraphy facilities to the police, fire, and civil...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HO 341
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Communications (COM Symbol Series) Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1935-1969
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files from the Home Office COM (Communications) symbol series of the Directorate of Communications and the Communications Branch of the Home Office dealing with the provision of wireless telegraphy facilities to the police, fire, and civil defence services through the Home Office Regional Wireless Scheme, and the organisation of emergency communications in peacetime and in time of war.
The series includes pre-1949 files re-registered from the six-figure series.
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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)
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COM Symbol file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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13 file(s)
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9205/
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