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Welsh Office: Devolution Division: Senior Officers' Unregistered Papers

Catalogue reference: BD 111

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BD 111

This small series was not registered with the Welsh Office's Central Registry and was maintained in the office of Ian Dewar, Under-secretary with responsibility for devolution matters. The records mainly contain internal correspondence with the...

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Reference
BD 111
Title
Welsh Office: Devolution Division: Senior Officers' Unregistered Papers
Date
1969-1979
Description

This small series was not registered with the Welsh Office's Central Registry and was maintained in the office of Ian Dewar, Under-secretary with responsibility for devolution matters. The records mainly contain internal correspondence with the Secretary of State for Wales and Permanent Secretary on a number of devolution related issues. These include comments on the report of the Kilbrandon Committee and discussions over a permanent home for the elected Assembly.

Arrangement

The files covered show some evidence of registration but this is not recognised as part of any system officially used by the Welsh Office at that date.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
21 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 2003 National Assembly for Wales

Subjects
Topics
Devolution
Custodial history
Passed from the Welsh Office to the National Assembly for Wales in 1998
Accumulation dates
File series ran from 1974 to 1978
Accruals
Series is accruing
Selection and destruction information
These records have been selected in accordance with section 2.2.1 (Policy and administrative processes of the state) of the Acquisition Policy. All surviving files have been selected.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15856/

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Welsh Office: Devolution Division: Senior Officers' Unregistered Papers

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