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Olga Gray and the Woolwich Arsenal Spy Ring
In 1938, thanks to years of work by a remarkable female agent, MI5 ensured a package of British defence plans stayed secret.
Series
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and Atomic Weapons Establishment: Public Relations
Catalogue reference: ES 22
What's it about?
ES 22
This series contains records relating to the concerning the relationship of AWRE/AWE with the general public. This will include publicity and recruitment brochures, and the external internet website. It will also capture documents relating to...
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 22
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Title (The name of the record)
- Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and Atomic Weapons Establishment: Public Relations
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1956-2014
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records relating to the concerning the relationship of AWRE/AWE with the general public. This will include publicity and recruitment brochures, and the external internet website. It will also capture documents relating to public protests and contentious correspondence with the public
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Atomic Weapons Establishment, 1987-1987
- Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, 1954-1973
- Ministry of Defence, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, 1973-1987
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 22 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 2017 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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- Topics
- Research
- Weapons
- Communications
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The interaction with the public rested originally with the Group Secretary?s department. In later years it was assumed by the Corporate Communications department.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16318198/
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