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Air Ministry, Department of the Scientific Adviser, and Ministry of Defence, Department...
Catalogue reference: AIR 77
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AIR 77
Contains reports and memoranda of the Department of the Scientific Adviser, Air Ministry (SAAM), later Department of the Chief Scientist (Royal Air Force) CS(RAF) relating to research and development work including operational research for the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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AIR 77
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry, Department of the Scientific Adviser, and Ministry of Defence, Department of the Chief Scientist (Royal Air Force): Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
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1944-1992
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Description (What the record is about)
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Contains reports and memoranda of the Department of the Scientific Adviser, Air Ministry (SAAM), later Department of the Chief Scientist (Royal Air Force) CS(RAF) relating to research and development work including operational research for the Air Ministry, later Ministry of Defence, Air Force Department.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Organised by report number within headquarters branch.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Records of the Operations Research Branches which studied problems specific to their parent commands and formed part of the respective command organisations can be found in
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Air Ministry, 1918-1964
- Air Ministry, Department of the Scientific Adviser, 1945-1964
- Ministry of Defence, 1947-1947
- Ministry of Defence, Department of the Chief Scientist (Royal Air Force), 1964-1984
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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779 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 1998 Ministry of Defence
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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The initial transfer into this series was as a result of the closure of the Chief Scientist (Royal Air Force) library at St Giles Court.
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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During the Second World War, the Department of the Scientific Adviser, Air Ministry (SAAM) was formed to co-ordinate research and development work including operational research for the Air Ministry and Royal Air Force and advise the Air Council. In 1964, following the reorganisation of the Ministry of Defence, SAAM was retitled the Department of the Chief Scientist (Royal Air Force) CS(RAF). A proportion of staff were allocated to joint service studies and known as Defence Operational Staff.
CS(RAF) and its predecessor were organised into a number of headquarters branches known as Science 1-5. Their responsibilities included future RAF policy and plans, tactics and weapons requirements and effectiveness. The department also had professional responsibility for the work of Operation Research Branches at the main RAF commands. In the early 1980s CS(RAF) was reorganised with all research and development responsibilities being taken over by the Procurement Executive. The Air Force Department was left with a much reduced operational studies organisation called the Directorate of Operational Analysis (Royal Air Force) DOA(RAF); corresponding directorates were set up in the Navy and Army departments.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2131/
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Within the department: AIR
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Air Ministry, Department of the Scientific Adviser, and Ministry of Defence, Department of the Chief Scientist (Royal Air Force): Reports