Scotland
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Found in 256 Collections and/or Records:
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Official: Cabinet: papers 20 - 44., 31 Dec 1928 - 21 Feb 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/228
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Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects including: Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour on unemployment and on a proposed enquiry into the iron and steel industry; Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, and Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on the enquiry into the iron and steel industry; Leo Amery, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, on the functions of Dominion ministers, use of the...
Dates:
31 Dec 1928 - 21 Feb 1929
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Official: Cabinet: papers 180 - 200., 30 Jun 1924 - 08 Apr 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/33
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Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Lord Eustace Percy, President of the Board of Education, on the teachers' salary awards of [1st] Lord Burnham [Chairman of the Standing Joint Committees of Education Authorities and Teachers], and on Church Schools; a copy of the Burnham Report; a survey by William Strang [1st Secretary, Foreign Office] on the economic situation of the Soviet Union; Sir William Joynson-Hicks, [later 1st Lord Brentford] Home Secretary, on...
Dates:
30 Jun 1924 - 08 Apr 1925
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Official: Cabinet: papers 201 - 220., 23 Jun 1928 - 09 Jul 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/201
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Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects including: Sir John Gilmour, Secretary of State for Scotland, on local government reform; [1st] Lord Peel, First Commissioner of Works, on Parliament Square [London]; Eric Maclagan, Director of the Victoria and Albert museum, on the treasure of the Guelphs; [Sir] Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, on the industrial transference board and the transfer of unemployed miners; Leo Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, on...
Dates:
23 Jun 1928 - 09 Jul 1928
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Official: Cabinet: papers 241 - 270., 08 Apr 1925 - 27 May 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/37
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Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: Edward Wood [later Lord Irwin and Lord Halifax], Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, on the Diseases of Animals Bill; a draft of the Diseases of Animals Bill; 4th Lord Salisbury, [earlier Lord Cranborne] the Lord Privy Seal, on the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Bill; a draft of the Honours Bill; Lord Kilmarnock [later 22nd Lord Erroll] on the risks of anti-allied demonstrations during the Rhineland [Germany]...
Dates:
08 Apr 1925 - 27 May 1925
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Official: Cabinet: papers 271 - 300., 06 May 1925 - 25 Jun 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/38
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Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: a Foreign Office memorandum on the work of the League of Nations committee on sleeping sickness; Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary, on German proposals to France for a security pact; the report of the Colonial Office Financial Mission to Iraq; Leo Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, on the position of loyalists in the Irish Free State [later Ireland]; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip...
Dates:
06 May 1925 - 25 Jun 1925
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Official: Cabinet: papers 326 - 350., 31 Oct 1928 - 19 Nov 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/207
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Includes papers on various subjects by various individuals including: WSC, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on reparations and preference in government contracts; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on coal amalgamations, the British industries fair and the trade outlook and economic situation including details of various industries, exports and colonial trade; Leo Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, on the...
Dates:
31 Oct 1928 - 19 Nov 1928
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Official: Cabinet: papers 460 - 484., 29 Jul 1925 - 19 Nov 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/45
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Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir William Joynson-Hicks [later 1st Lord Brentford], Home Secretary, on the Representation of the People (Economy Provisions) Bill, the award of the Irish Boundary Commission, International Labour Conference conventions on workmen's compensation, and the draft Police Pensions Bill; a draft of the Representation Bill; Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, on emergency arrangements in case of strikes; a Ministry...
Dates:
29 Jul 1925 - 19 Nov 1925
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Official: Cabinet: papers 520 - 539., 18 Nov 1925 - 24 Dec 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/47
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Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on Empire foodstuffs to be considered by the Imperial Economic Committee; Walter Guinness [later 1st Lord Moyne], Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, on the Tithe Bill; Sir John Gilmour, Secretary for Scotland, on the Rating (Scotland) Bill; a draft of the Rating Bill; [Sir Francis Humphrys], British...
Dates:
18 Nov 1925 - 24 Dec 1925
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Official: Cabinet: printed papers., Mar 1912
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 21/32
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Includes: report of the Highlands and Islands Medical Services Committee on public health problems in these areas of Scotland and the need for a medical service, and a printed telegram from Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary] to Sir William Goschen [British ambassador to Germany] on German naval building and the need for increased British naval building. Also includes a covering letter from Grey to WSC.
Dates:
Mar 1912
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Official: Committee of Imperial Defence: aerial navigation and the Forth-Clyde Canal: prints and correspondence., 05 Jan 1909 - 10 Aug 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 24/1
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Includes papers by various individuals on aerial navigation and the Forth-Clyde Canal, including: Richard Haldane [Secretary of State for War] on Sir Hiram Maxim's views on aircraft development (2); a summary of the evidence and the conclusions of the Committee of Imperial Defence Sub-Committee on aerial navigation; notes by the Secretary of the Sub-Committee on the strategical aspects of the Forth-Clyde Canal; an Admiralty memorandum on the strategical aspects of the canal; records of the...
Dates:
05 Jan 1909 - 10 Aug 1909
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Official: Committee of Imperial Defence: correspondence., 09 Jan 1912 - 18 Oct 1912
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 24/4
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Correspondents include: Herbert Asquith [later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith, Prime Minister] on a naval memorandum by 2nd Lord Esher [earlier Reginald Brett, member of the Committee of Imperial Defence] and a projected meeting of the Committee of Imperial Defence at Malta on naval strategy (3); Sir Charles Ottley, Secretary to the Committee, on recognition for the services of the Committee's officers, particularly Adrian Grant-Duff [Assistant Secretary (Military)], and on the suitability of...
Dates:
09 Jan 1912 - 18 Oct 1912
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Official: Munitions., Sep 1917 - Oct 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 15/156
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WSC's Registered Correspondence as Minister of Munitions, Nos 201-400.Correspondents include: Sir James Stevenson; Lord Swaythling on scrap iron in the Netherlands; Albert Thomas, French Minister of Munitions (2); General Sir Francis Bingham; Charles Hobhouse on shortage of field guns; Lord Northcliffe (5); Lord Derby, War Office (5); Sir Joseph Maclay, Ministry of Shipping (4); Sir Auckland Geddes, Minister of National Service; Dundee Chamber of Commerce and others on the telephone service...
Dates:
Sep 1917 - Oct 1917
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Official: Treasury: correspondence., 19 Jun 1926 - 31 Dec 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/28
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Correspondents include: Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton, President of the Board of Trade] on the level of trade; Abe [Bailey]; Admiral Sir Roger Keyes (6) on subjects including his tax position, the naval officers' marriage allowance, and Admiralty matters; Stanley Baldwin [Prime Minister]; 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith, Secretary of State for India] (2) including one on Indian financial matters; Walter Runciman; Frederick Guest;...
Dates:
19 Jun 1926 - 31 Dec 1926
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Official: Treasury: correspondence and papers on the betting tax., 10 Feb 1928 - 20 Jul 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/79
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Correspondents include: Charles Hardisty [HM Customs and Excise] (2); John Davidson [Conservative Party Chairman]; Sir Francis Floud [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise] (9); Attorney-General, Sir Douglas Hogg [later 1st Lord Hailsham]; Sir Ernest Gowers [Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue]; bookmakers' representatives, including Ladbroke and Company (4), the Northern Bookmakers' and Backers' Protection Association (2), the National Sporting League, and the Betting Duty Reform...
Dates:
10 Feb 1928 - 20 Jul 1928
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Official: Treasury: correspondence mainly from WSC (carbon copies)., 10 Jan 1926 - 21 Dec 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/29
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Recipients include: President of the Board of Trade, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton] (3); F Stanley Jackson [Chairman of the Conservative and Unionist Party]; Count Guiseppe Volpi [Italian Minister of Finance] (2); Wilfrid Ashley [later 1st Lord Mount Temple, Minister of Transport] (2); Sir Robert Horne [later 1st Lord Slamannan]; Leo Amery [Secretary of State for the Colonies] (4); Sir James Craig [later 1st Lord Craigavon, Prime Minister...
Dates:
10 Jan 1926 - 21 Dec 1926
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Official: Treasury: various papers on rating relief proposals., 21 Jan 1928 - 01 Mar 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/86
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Includes memoranda, letters, minutes and notes by WSC and: Alfred Hurst [Principal Assistant Secretary, Treasury] (7); President of the Board of Trade, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton]; 1st Lord Weir; Thomas Jones [Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet]; Sir Arthur Robinson [Secretary to Ministry of Health]; Minister of Health, Neville Chamberlain; James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer].Also includes:...
Dates:
21 Jan 1928 - 01 Mar 1928
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Official: Treasury: various papers on rating relief proposals., 26 Feb 1928 - 19 Mar 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/87
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Includes memoranda, letters, minutes and notes by WSC and: Alfred Hurst [Principal Assistant Secretary, Treasury]; President of the Board of Trade, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton] (2); Secretary of State for Scotland, Sir John Gilmour; Secretary of State for the Dominions, Leo Amery; David Monteath [Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for India]; Secretary of State for War, Sir Laming Worthington-Evans; Neville Chamberlain,...
Dates:
26 Feb 1928 - 19 Mar 1928
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Official: Treasury: various papers on rating relief proposals., 22 Feb 1928 - 27 Mar 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/88
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Includes memoranda, letters, minutes and notes by WSC and: Minister of Health, Neville Chamberlain on the fixed rate to be levied by local authorities and its revenue; President of the Board of Trade, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton] on the proposed exemption of new industrial property from rates; Secretary of State for War, Sir Laming Worthington-Evans; Donald Fergusson [Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer]; Cornelius...
Dates:
22 Feb 1928 - 27 Mar 1928
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Official: Treasury: various papers on rating relief proposals., 15 Jun 1928 - 28 Jun 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/92
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Includes memoranda, letters, minutes and notes by WSC and: Sir Horace Hamilton [Permanent Secretary, Board of Trade] (5); Sir Richard Hopkins [Controller of Finance and Supply Services, Treasury] (2); Alfred Hurst [Principal Assistant Secretary, Treasury]; Minister of Health [Neville Chamberlain]; Secretary of State for Scotland, Sir John Gilmour; Alfred Faulkner [Under-Secretary for Mines and Petroleum].Also includes: Cabinet minutes; copies of Ministry of Health and Scottish Office...
Dates:
15 Jun 1928 - 28 Jun 1928
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Papers on geodetic surveys and longitudes, 1836 - 1848
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/417
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Material concerning work on the geodetic surveys and longitudes in Britain, Europe and India. The papers include two maps of triangulations in Ireland (one on a smaller scale); a plan of principal triangles in Britain; a map of triangulations in Germany; a sketch of triangulations at Royston, Bedfordshire; calculations to find the latitude and longitude of Ben Lomond; triangulations in Scotland and on the Shetland Isles; disturbances of gravity of Shanklin Down, Isle of Wright, with a list...
Dates:
1836 - 1848
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From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Papers on magnetism, 1836 - 1848
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/693
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Correspondence and papers on magnetic disturbances, experiments and findings on magnetism, magnetic deviations and observations of magnetic phenomena. There are German circulars on magnetism by K.F. Gauss and W.E. Weber; tracings and description of the proposed magnetic observatory at Dublin; a magnetic chart of Scotland, 1836; observations of shifts in the magnetic and dipping needle; notices of magnetic disturbances; readings from the horizontal circle of the magnetic theodolite, the...
Dates:
1836 - 1848
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Papers on time balls, 1885 - 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/257
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(1) Papers on time balls at various places, 1894-1910Correspondence and papers on the following subjects:Request by G.H. Hills to see the Greenwich time ball for guidance on the erection of a timeball at Chatham, answered by Christie, 1894.Letter of thanks for C.F. Close's visit to inspect the time ball, 1894.Arrangements for the fall of the Bremen time ball, reported by 'Normal Zeit' and acknowledged by F.W. Dyson, 1895.P. Stevens on the difference in...
Dates:
1885 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Papers relating to Scotland and Wales, September 1978-January 1982, 1978-09 - 1982-01
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/THCR 2/6/2/149
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Part 1, 1979: includes photocopy of draft Conservative Manifesto for Scotland, September 1978; note for MT from Michael Pattison (her Private Secretary for Home Affairs), "Visit to the Scottish Office", 12 June 1979
Part 2, 1980: includes briefing notes for MT from Ian Gow MP (her Parliamentary Private Secretary); a briefing paper for MT from Michael Ancram MP after his first four months as Chairman of the Conservative Party in Scotland, August 1980
Part 3, 1981: includes a...
Dates:
1978-09 - 1982-01
Conditions Governing Access:
Part 1 opened in February 2010; part 2 in March 2011; part 3 in March 2012; and part 4 in March 2013
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Papers relating to the 1922 Committee, May 1975-April 1983, 1975-05 - 1983-04
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/THCR 2/6/2/114
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Part 1: includes notes by Humphrey Atkins MP of meetings of the Officers and Executive of the 1922 Committee: 13 May 1975 (attended by MT); 11 November 1975 to discuss devolution (attended by MT); note for MT by John Stanley MP (her Parliamentary Private Secretary) of discussion on Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe], 4 March 1976; 20 December 1976 (attended by MT); 26 April 1977 (attended by MT); 13 December 1977; 14 February 1978 (attended by MT); 26 July 1978 (attended by MT)
includes notes by...
Dates:
1975-05 - 1983-04
Conditions Governing Access:
Part 1 opened in February 2010; part 2 in March 2011; part 3 in March 2012; part 4 in March 2013; and part 5 in October 2013
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Papers relating to the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Association, May-December 1979 & June 1981-January 1983, 1979-05 - 1983-01
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/THCR 2/6/2/150
Scope and Contents
Part 1, 1979
Part 2, 1981
Part 3, 1982
Part 4, 1983
Dates:
1979-05 - 1983-01
Conditions Governing Access:
Part 1 opened in February 2010; part 2 in March 2012; part 3 in March 2013; and part 4 in October 2013
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