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Series
Ministry of Supply and Ministry of Aviation: Second World War and Miscellaneous Unregistered...
Catalogue reference: AVIA 12
What's it about?
AVIA 12
Most of the papers in this series come from the wartime Ministry of Supply, but include a small number of prewar records originating from predecessor departments, as well as a few postwar items. The papers cover: the provision of...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AVIA 12
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Supply and Ministry of Aviation: Second World War and Miscellaneous Unregistered Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1928-1970
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Description (What the record is about)
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Most of the papers in this series come from the wartime Ministry of Supply, but include a small number of prewar records originating from predecessor departments, as well as a few postwar items. The papers cover:
- the provision of munitions
- administrative matters
- minutes of committees
- examinations of allied and enemy equipment especially radar
- papers of the Ministry's overseas missions
- overseas supplies
- statistical material
- visits by senior officials of the Ministry abroad
- the papers of Permanent Secretaries.
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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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- Air Ministry, 1918-1964
- Ministry of Aviation, 1959-1967
- Ministry of Supply, 1939-1959
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 296 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 1978 Ministry of Defence
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- The material has been extensively used by the Cabinet Office in the preparation of Official War Histories.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2592/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,520 records
Within the department: AVIA
Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Aviation and successors, the Air...
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Ministry of Supply and Ministry of Aviation: Second World War and Miscellaneous Unregistered Papers
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