Series
Godfrey Basil Mundy: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/97
Date: 1828-1869
This collection consists of correspondence and notes compiled by Major-General Godfrey Basil Mundy, in preparation for his biography of Admiral...
Series
Ministry of Aircraft Production and Ministry of Supply: Private Office Papers
Catalogue reference: AVIA 9
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AVIA 9
This series consists of unregistered papers from the Private Office of the Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries of the Ministry of Aircraft Production.The papers in this series cover all aspects of the Ministry's responsibilities.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AVIA 9
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Aircraft Production and Ministry of Supply: Private Office Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1947
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of unregistered papers from the Private Office of the Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries of the Ministry of Aircraft Production.
The papers in this series cover all aspects of the Ministry's responsibilities.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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A few papers of Sir Stafford Cripps during his period of Minister of Aircraft Production are in CAB 127/87 CAB 127/89
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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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- Ministry of Aircraft Production, 1940-1945
- Ministry of Supply, 1939-1959
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 95 file(s)
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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 Ministry was created on 17 May 1940 to relieve the Air Ministry of responsibility for the procurement of supplies. It became responsible for the supply, inspection, and repair of aircraft, their armament, and for storage pending issue to operational squadrons. In August 1945 a combined Minister of Aircraft Production and Supply was appointed. The Ministry itself was disbanded on 1 April 1946 and its functions passed to the Ministry of Supply.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2589/
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