Record revealed
Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
After six years of brutal global conflict, this document marked the end of the Second World War.
Series
Ministry of Aircraft Production and successors: Organisational Directories
Catalogue reference: AVIA 33
What's it about?
AVIA 33
Directories showing the organisation and structure of successive ministries responsible from 1943 for the procurement of supplies for the Army and Air Force. These ministries were the Ministry of Aircraft Production, Ministry of Supply, Ministry...
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 33
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Aircraft Production and successors: Organisational Directories
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1943-1968
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Description (What the record is about)
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Directories showing the organisation and structure of successive ministries responsible from 1943 for the procurement of supplies for the Army and Air Force. These ministries were the Ministry of Aircraft Production, Ministry of Supply, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Aviation and Ministry of Technology.
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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 Aviation, 1959-1967
- Ministry of Civil Aviation, 1945-1953
- Ministry of Supply, 1939-1959
- Ministry of Technology, 1964-1970
- Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, 1953-1959
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 27 volume(s)
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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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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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- Topics
- Army
- Air transport
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2613/
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