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Series
Ministry of Aviation: Private Office Papers
Catalogue reference: AVIA 66
What's it about?
AVIA 66
This series consists of unregistered papers from the Private Office of the Minister of Aviation. They include papers circulated at Cabinet level, especially by the Minister (later Secretary of State) of Defence, concerning the British nuclear...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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AVIA 66
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Aviation: Private Office Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1960-1970
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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 Minister of Aviation. They include papers circulated at Cabinet level, especially by the Minister (later Secretary of State) of Defence, concerning the British nuclear deterrent, the proposed development of the Blue Streak missile for space research and visits to other countries in connection with these matters by Sir Peter Thorneycroft, both as Minister of Aviation (July 1960 - July 1962) and Minister of Defence (1962 - Oct 1964).
Some files concern excessive profits made by Ferranti from contracts awarded by the Ministry of Aviation.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Private Office papers from 1950 until the creation of the Ministry of Aviation are in SUPP 16
Private Office papers for the Ministry of Defence are in DEFE 13
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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)
- Ministry of Aviation, 1959-1967
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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17 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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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2646/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,520 records
Within the department: AVIA
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Ministry of Aviation: Private Office Papers
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