Record revealed
Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development.
Series
Air Ministry and associated departments: Personal Files
Catalogue reference: AVIA 43
What's it about?
AVIA 43
This series consists of a few selected personal files from the Ministry of Supply, the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, the Air Ministry and the Ministry of Aircraft Production.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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AVIA 43
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry and associated departments: Personal Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1915-1965
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of a few selected personal files from the Ministry of Supply, the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, the Air Ministry and the Ministry of Aircraft Production.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For selected personal files for employees of the Ministry of Supply see SUPP 20
For selected civilian personal files for employees of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research see DSIR 47
For selected civilian personal files for Air Ministry employees see AIR 73
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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
- Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, 1916-1965
- Ministry of Aircraft Production, 1940-1945
- Ministry of Supply, 1939-1959
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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20 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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, 1947-
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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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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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The vast majority of personal files are destroyed five years after the death of the individual concerned, or upon their 85th birthday.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2623/
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