Series
United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Reports
Catalogue reference: AIR 48
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AIR 48
The series consists of various reports on the effects of bombing against particular industrial works, including a few in Belgium, France and Austria, general reports on subjects such as morale, medicine and physical damage, and reports on the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AIR 48
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Title (The name of the record)
- United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1936-1947
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series consists of various reports on the effects of bombing against particular industrial works, including a few in Belgium, France and Austria, general reports on subjects such as morale, medicine and physical damage, and reports on the effect of the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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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)
- 224 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- A copy of 'A guide to reports of the United States Strategic Bombing Survey', is held in the Library, 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 United States Strategic Bombing Survey was set up by the United States Secretary of War on 3 November 1944, following a Presidential directive of 9 September to examine the effects of the bombing offensive against Germany. Its chairman was Franklin D'Olier, and its headquarters were in Grosvenor Square, London, where about 300 civilians, 350 officers and 500 enlisted men were employed.
In April 1945 the Survey team entered Germany, with forward headquarters at Frankfurt; it was not allowed to enter the Russian zone. In late 1945 most of the team transferred to Washington to prepare its reports. Subsequently it made a similar study of the war against Japan.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2103/
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United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Reports