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Treasury: Defence Policy and Materiel Division: Registered Files (DM and 2DM Series)

Catalogue reference: T 225

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T 225

Files of the Defence Policy and Materiel (DM) Division of the Treasury. They relate to the Treasury's involvement with the armed forces and their budgets. Subjects covered in the files include: naval aviation, atomic energy and weapons research,...

Full description and record details

Reference
T 225
Title
Treasury: Defence Policy and Materiel Division: Registered Files (DM and 2DM Series)
Date
1911-1976
Description

Files of the Defence Policy and Materiel (DM) Division of the Treasury. They relate to the Treasury's involvement with the armed forces and their budgets. Subjects covered in the files include: naval aviation, atomic energy and weapons research, defence contracts, research, works and supplies, patents, arms exports, disarmament, air research and development, Royal Ordnance Factories, overseas military assistance, international defence questions, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, British bases overseas, (including Cyprus, and Korea), British Army of the Rhine, Western European Union, and miscellaneous Inter-Service questions.

Also includes files of the S series (T 161) which were re-registered in the DM series in 1948.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Chronological within original subject classification (see Treasury Registration Systems)

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
DM and 2DM file series
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Treasury, Defence Policy and Materiel Division, 1938-1975
  • Treasury, Supply Department, 1919-1962
Physical description
4440 file(s)
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 1977 Treasury

Accumulation dates
1948 to 1975
Accruals
Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background

The Defence Policy and Materiel (DM) Division was set up in 1938. In 1957 the Trade and Industry Division (TI) took over responsibility for most questions relating to civil aviation, except those relating to the development or production, at government expense, of aircraft or aero engines, which remained with the DM Division.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13962/

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Treasury: Defence Policy and Materiel Division: Registered Files (DM and 2DM Series)