Series
Air Ministry, Directorate of Intelligence and related bodies: Intelligence Reports...
Catalogue reference: AIR 40
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AIR 40
This series consists of various intelligence reports, narratives, photographs and surveys of enemy capabilities and reports of operations carried out against the enemy and of interrogation of prisoners of war. A substantial number of files relate...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AIR 40
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry, Directorate of Intelligence and related bodies: Intelligence Reports and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1926-1987
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of various intelligence reports, narratives, photographs and surveys of enemy capabilities and reports of operations carried out against the enemy and of interrogation of prisoners of war.
A substantial number of files relate to the Air forces and Commands of the United States Army Air Force. Also included are some records of the Joint Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of Defence.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Defence Intelligence Staff registered files are in DEFE 31
For the papers of RV Jones, Director of Scientific Intelligence 1952-1953, see DEFE 40
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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)
- 3137 files and volumes
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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 1973 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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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- A subject index is available in the reading rooms, The National Archives, Kew.
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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 Directorate of Intelligence was responsible for the organisation and co-ordination of all types of air intelligence - military, political and civil - at home and abroad, liaison with Air Attaches and Missions, and questions of security and censorship.
The organisations which, in addition to the Directorate of Intelligence, have been responsible for the records in this series include the Directorates of Air Tactics and Bomber Operations of the Department of the Chief of Air Staff, the Special Investigation Branch (reporting on war crimes), and various commands and other units at home and abroad.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2095/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AIR
Records created or inherited by the Air Ministry, the Royal Air Force, and related...
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Air Ministry, Directorate of Intelligence and related bodies: Intelligence Reports and Papers