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Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and successors: unregistered files and papers
Catalogue reference: ES 14
What's it about?
ES 14
This series contains unregistered files and papers generated by senior officials within Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE). The records describe the development and implementation of nuclear weapons policy both within AWRE and between...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ES 14
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Title (The name of the record)
- Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and successors: unregistered files and papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1946-2006
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains unregistered files and papers generated by senior officials within Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE). The records describe the development and implementation of nuclear weapons policy both within AWRE and between AWRE and Whitehall and contain personal papers, correspondence and memoranda. The series also contains a number of records used in the writing of official histories.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Chronologically within subject grouping
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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)
- 64 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 2009 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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- 1945-1950, Armament Research Establishment, Ministry of Supply 1950-1954, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Ministry of Supply 1954-1973, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment then United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) 1973-1987, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Ministry of Defence 1987-2001, Atomic Weapons Establishment, Ministry of Defence
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- These records relate to the following acquisition criteria: 2.2.1.3 External relations and defence policy; 2.2.2.2 Impact of the state on the physical environment. The majorty of records in this series have been selected based on the selection decisions contained in Operational Selection Policy 11.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15740/
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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Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and successors: unregistered files and papers
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