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A6122 1064 Communist Party of Australia - New South Wales, Albury Branch 1949 - 1958
A1209 1959/137 United States basic reference on Communist China [part of title exempt] 1959 - 1959
A6980 S202471 OMMUNDSON Frederick 1970 - 1970
A6122 680 CPA [Communist Party of Australia] Branches Queensland - Ekibin Branch 1949 - 1949
AWM54 244/2/10 PART 1 [Demolitions - Schemes:] Appendix IV to report on demolition of Grey St Bridge, Brisbane Fortress Area, Belt "G" [Part 1 of 2] 1942 - 1942
AWM54 244/2/1 [Demolitions - Schemes:] Demolition Plans: Brisbane Fortress Area, Belt "A" 1939 - 1945
A6122 561 CPA [Communist Party of Australia] - Women's Committee Western Australia 1949 - 1949
AWM54 179/5/8 PART 2 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Munitions Supply Laboratories. Abstract reports indexed in records of Chemical Defence Board [Part 2 of 23] 1944 - 1944
A2031 272/1953 Strategic planning in relation to British Commonwealth Defence - probable form and scale of attack against and within the ANZAM region to mid 1955. 1953 - 1953
A6119 566 William J LATONA 1950 - 1961
A7452 A122 Royal Commission on intelligence and security [RCIS] request for information 1947 - 1977
A5954 2366/10 Area of responsibility of Joint Intelligence Bureau (Melbourne) 1953 - 1953
A6119 926 NEILL, Anne Miscellaneous Part 1 1953 - 1961
A5954 1727/20 Gibraltar as a link in Imperial Communications - Problem of Establishing an Air Base, Nov 1936 1936 - 1936
A1209 1957/4587 ANZUS staff planners' meeting, Pearl Harbour. Report No.3, 1956 1956 - 1956
A1209 1959/460 SEATO - Intelligence Ad Hoc Committee meeting, Bangkok, December 1958 report. 1958 - 1959
A1209 1957/4254 ANZUS Council meeting - Washington, November 1956 1956 - 1956
A1533 1967/182 Traffic in gold stolen from Canadian mines and RCMP booklet 1967 - 1969
A6122 864 Communist Party of Australia - Western Australia, Freemantle branch. 1949 - 1956
A432 1972/2757 Srecko Rover, Croatian - cancellation of passport 1972 - 1973