Focus on
Forgotten front: Britain, Bolshevism, and Chinese auxiliaries in northern Russia
At the end of the First World War, the British Army enlisted the service of Chinese labourers working in the Arctic.
Series
Ministry of Defence: Defence Chiefs of Staff: Staff Memoranda
Catalogue reference: DEFE 206
What's it about?
DEFE 206
This series consists of the annual set of reports and memoranda on subject of major defence interest which were circulated to Ministry of Defence staff (civilian and service personnel).
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DEFE 206
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Defence: Defence Chiefs of Staff: Staff Memoranda
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1982-1994
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of the annual set of reports and memoranda on subject of major defence interest which were circulated to Ministry of Defence staff (civilian and service personnel).
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Arranged chronologically from 1982 onwards.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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For earlier transfers into this series, please see
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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)
- CDS (Year)
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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)
- Ministry of Defence, Chief of Defence Staff, 1945-1945
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 18 file(s)
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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 2018 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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Series began in 1982
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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/C14507036/
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