Record revealed
Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development.
Series
Ministry of Defence: Procurement Executive: Registered Files, Branch Folders, and...
Catalogue reference: DEFE 72
What's it about?
DEFE 72
Registered files and branch folders created and used by branches within the Procurement Executive (PE) of the Ministry of Defence. Also reports produced by PE branches and directorates. There are various overlaps with other series from the years...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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DEFE 72
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Title (The name of the record)
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Ministry of Defence: Procurement Executive: Registered Files, Branch Folders, and Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
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1941-1998
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Description (What the record is about)
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Registered files and branch folders created and used by branches within the Procurement Executive (PE) of the Ministry of Defence. Also reports produced by PE branches and directorates. There are various overlaps with other series from the years preceding the creation of the PE (1971).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Ministry of Supply, Research Files AVIA 54
Ministry of Supply, registered files generally AVIA 65
Ministry of Aviation, Directorate Technical Costs AVIA 93
PE Directorate of Technical Costs DEFE 54
Records of the Ordnance Office
Ministry of Supply, Contracts files AVIA 53
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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702 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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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 2005 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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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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1971 onwards
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15937/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: DEFE
Records of the Ministry of Defence
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Ministry of Defence: Procurement Executive: Registered Files, Branch Folders, and Reports
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