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Ministry of Fuel and Power and Ministry of Power: Petroleum Division: Registered...
Catalogue reference: POWE 61
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POWE 61
This series of files covers the domestic work of the Petroleum Division. Subjects covered include pipeline development and oil storage, the siting of oil refineries, defence planning, oil imports and the overseas interests of British oil...
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 61
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Fuel and Power and Ministry of Power: Petroleum Division: Registered Files (PE Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1952-1969
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series of files covers the domestic work of the Petroleum Division. Subjects covered include pipeline development and oil storage, the siting of oil refineries, defence planning, oil imports and the overseas interests of British oil companies, and the preparation and enactment of the Pipelines Bill 1962.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- PE file series
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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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- Ministry of Fuel and Power, Petroleum Division, 1942-1957
- Ministry of Power, Petroleum Division, 1957-1969
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 421 files and photographs
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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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- Topics
- Trade and commerce
- Oil and gas
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11877/
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