Focus on
Olga Gray and the Woolwich Arsenal Spy Ring
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Series
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment: Miscellaneous Reports
Catalogue reference: ES 12
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ES 12
This series consists of reports which were not produced centrally by the Atomic Weapon Research Establishment. The series contains directorate, divisional and miscellaneous referenced reports, including progress reports. Some reports do not...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ES 12
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Title (The name of the record)
- Atomic Weapons Research Establishment: Miscellaneous Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1955-2008
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of reports which were not produced centrally by the Atomic Weapon Research Establishment. The series contains directorate, divisional and miscellaneous referenced reports, including progress reports. Some reports do not include organisational prefixes but instead use elements of the authors initials, date and/or serial number.
The CWD prefix (pieces 7-16) indicates Chief Warhead Development.
The GRO prefix (pieces33-208) is thought to indicate Group Relations Officer. Most of these reports concern work undertaken for other government departments - the Ministry of Defence, Mintech and especially the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS).
The NRN prefix (pieces 295-307) are Nuclear Research Notes.
The SEFT prefix (pieces 361-448) relates to the scientific evaluation of foreign tests.
The SSPD prefix (pieces 453-502) indicates the Senior Superintendent Physics Division.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 691 volume(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 2000 Atomic Weapons Establishment
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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/C14922/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
12,694 records
Within the department: ES
Records of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, predecessors and successors
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