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Agenda papers including, amongst other things: - Air Raid Precautions staff salaries;...

Catalogue reference: WW2 AR C/2/39

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WW2 AR C/2/39
Date
10 Apr 1940
Description

Agenda papers including, amongst other things:

- Air Raid Precautions staff salaries;

- communications from Ministry of Home Security regarding: Air Raid Wardens reporting fires; Air Raid Precautions Equipment Bulletin No.7;

- communications from Senior Regional Officer regarding: reporting damage to key points; interruption of Post Office communication system; care and maintenance of public shelters; position of unemployed volunteers regarding Air Raid Precautions; complaint of a full-time warden not retained for duty; remuneration of County Air Raid Precautions staff; Emergency Medical Services;

- communications from Ministry of Health regarding: payment of fares of relatives visiting casualties; conveyance of personnel in Bedford Mobile Unit; sandbagging of Bromham House Colony;

- personnel for Breakdown Squad;

- Air Raid Precautions for Dunstable school children;

- gas proofing of control rooms;

- canteen at 38 Mill Street, Bedford;

- use of Ampthill Drill Hall as a public shelter;

- air raid warning sirens in Bedford Borough;

- fire fighting equipment for combined Decontamination, Rescue & Repair Parties;

- air raid warning sirens in Leighton Buzzard;

- manning of County Control Room;

- office reorganisation of East Bedfordshire Area.

[ex W/ARPP 17]

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Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service
Language
English
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acc. 6507

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6ade5bbb-83b9-4da4-813f-0e0ab275f533/

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Air Raid Precautions, Committee Material

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Agenda papers including, amongst other things: - Air Raid Precautions staff salaries;...