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Department of Trade and Industry and successors; Research and Development Requirements...

Catalogue reference: FV 92

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FV 92

The series contains registered files (RD series) of the Research and Development Requirements Division and successors, including agendas, papers and minutes of the Requirements Boards.

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Reference

FV 92

Title
Department of Trade and Industry and successors; Research and Development Requirements Division and successors: Registered Files (RD Series)
Date

1967-1989

Description

The series contains registered files (RD series) of the Research and Development Requirements Division and successors, including agendas, papers and minutes of the Requirements Boards.

Arrangement

The files are arranged in file number order.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

RD series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department of Industry, Research and Development Requirements Division, 1974-1977
  • Department of Industry, Research and Technology Policy Division, 1982-1983
  • Department of Industry, Research and Technology Requirements and Perspective Division, 1977-1982
  • Department of Trade and Industry, Research and Development Requirements Division, 1972-1974
  • Department of Trade and Industry, Research and Technology Policy Division, 1983-1992
Physical description

220 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2006 Department of Trade and Industry

Subjects
Topics
Trade and commerce
Research
Accruals

Series is accruing

Selection and destruction information

Selected in accordance with Paragraph 8.4.1 of the OSP on Industrial Policy - Minutes and papers of each Requirement Board will be selected

Administrative / biographical background

Following the publication of the Review of the Framework for Government Research and Development (Cmnd 5046) the Department of Industry established a number of Research Requirements Boards to determine priorities within the overall government Research and Development programme. The Boards were given the responsibility for managing work within the government's Industrial Research Establishments such as the National Physical Laboratory and the Warren Spring Laboratory.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16356/

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