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Treasury Solicitor: Registered Files, Ministry of Aviation (AV Yearly Series)

Catalogue reference: TS 65

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TS 65

Selected records from a single series of registered files of the Treasury Solicitor relating to work on behalf of the Ministry of Aviation. The series is prefixed with AV ('Aviation').The files illustrate the legal aspects of the work undertaken,...

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Reference
TS 65
Title
Treasury Solicitor: Registered Files, Ministry of Aviation (AV Yearly Series)
Date
1952-1975
Description

Selected records from a single series of registered files of the Treasury Solicitor relating to work on behalf of the Ministry of Aviation. The series is prefixed with AV ('Aviation').

The files illustrate the legal aspects of the work undertaken, such as investigations of aircraft accidents and submissions to the Committee on Civil Aircraft Accidents (Cairns Committee), investigations of infringements of patents, disputes over royalties, appeals under the air operators' certificate regulations, questions relating to London (Heathrow) airport, development of the Concorde aircraft (the Anglo-French agreement), government intervention in the aircraft industry following the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Aircraft Industry (Plowden Committee), and questions arising from contracts with suppliers.

Arrangement
Arrangement

The files are arranged by their original file references, based on a consecutive numbering system.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
AV (yearly) file series
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor, 1876-1876
Physical description
121 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14133/

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Treasury Solicitor: Registered Files, Ministry of Aviation (AV Yearly Series)