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Ministry of Technology, Petroleum Division, and Predecessors: Correspondence and...
Catalogue reference: POWE 33
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POWE 33
This series is the main series for the Petroleum Division and includes records of preceding departments. It covers all matters relating to government intervention and legislation affecting supply and distribution of oil, petroleum and associated...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- POWE 33
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Technology, Petroleum Division, and Predecessors: Correspondence and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1901-1971
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series is the main series for the Petroleum Division and includes records of preceding departments. It covers all matters relating to government intervention and legislation affecting supply and distribution of oil, petroleum and associated products. Material on research projects is also included.
The record include:
- papers advising the government on policy at home and abroad,
- participation in the proceedings of relevant international bodies,
- the promotion overseas of British oil interests in general and British oil companies in particular,
- planning and maintenance of transport and storage facilities,
- intervention in trade and marketing,
- the issuing of licences to search for petroleum in the UK (after 1934).
Much of the series is concerned with wartime controls, including defence measures, and postwar rationing. Also contained are records of a number of advisory and supervisory bodies, including the Oil Control Board.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For Cabinet minutes and papers (OC(B) and other Series) relating to committees on oil policy see CAB 77
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of Trade, Petrol Control Department, 1916-1920
- Department of Trade and Industry, 1970-1974
- Mines Department, Petroleum Department, 1922-1940
- Ministry of Fuel and Power, Petroleum Division, 1942-1957
- Ministry of Munitions, Petroleum Department, 1919-1922
- Ministry of Munitions, Petroleum Executive, 1917-1919
- Ministry of Power, Petroleum Division, 1957-1969
- Ministry of Technology, Petroleum Division, 1969-1970
- Petroleum Department, 1940-1942
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2669 files and flat sheets
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1973 Department of Trade and Industry
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11849/
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Ministry of Technology, Petroleum Division, and Predecessors: Correspondence and Papers
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