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DUTY ROOM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Accommodation (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- duty room
1, record 1, English, duty%20room
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A 24-hour duty room receives regular reports from the field missions, mostly by fax but increasingly by electronic mail. Duty officers must know whom to contact in the Secretariat for given questions and how to contact them at any time in case of emergencies. 1, record 1, English, - duty%20room
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Logement (Militaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- salle de service
1, record 1, French, salle%20de%20service
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] superviser les messagers de l'escadron dans l'exécution de leurs fonctions; assister aux rassemblements et superviser la distribution du courrier; dormir dans la salle de service du dortoir pendant sa nuit de service. 1, record 1, French, - salle%20de%20service
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-01-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- duty room 1, record 2, English, duty%20room
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- control room 1, record 2, English, control%20room
- bubble 2, record 2, English, bubble
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- poste de contrôle
1, record 2, French, poste%20de%20contr%C3%B4le
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lieu où se regroupent les agents, où se trouve la réception, etc. (établissement Westmorland). 1, record 2, French, - poste%20de%20contr%C3%B4le
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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