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War Office, Ministry of Supply, Ministry of Defence: Chemical Defence Research Department...
Catalogue reference: WO 188
What's it about?
WO 188
Records of the Chemical Defence Research Department, and successors, dealing with experiments on and trials of chemical and biological weapons and protective devices carried out at Porton and other experimental establishments, and general papers...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 188
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office, Ministry of Supply, Ministry of Defence: Chemical Defence Research Department and Chemical Defence Experimental Establishment, later Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment, Porton: Correspondence and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1916-1997
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Chemical Defence Research Department, and successors, dealing with experiments on and trials of chemical and biological weapons and protective devices carried out at Porton and other experimental establishments, and general papers on chemical and biological warfare in Britain and overseas.
A few early records originated in the Ministry of Munitions.
Many pieces contain photographs and technical drawings.
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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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- Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment, 1991-1995
- Chemical Defence Establishment, Porton Down, 1970-1991
- Chemical Defence Experimental Establishment, Porton Down, 1948-1970
- Chemical Defence Experimental Station, Porton Down, 1916-1948
- Ministry of Supply, Chemical Defence Research Department, 1939-1959
- War Office, Chemical Defence Research Department, 1931-1939
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3256 files and volumes
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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 1970 Ministry of Defence
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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/C14395/
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War Office, Ministry of Supply, Ministry of Defence: Chemical Defence Research Department and Chemical Defence Experimental Establishment, later Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment, Porton: Correspondence and Papers
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