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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
Deputy Controller of Aircraft (Research and Development): Unregistered Files
Catalogue reference: AVIA 73
What's it about?
AVIA 73
This series contains unregistered papers of the Deputy Controller of Aircraft (Research & Development) (DCA (R & D)). These files contain copies of correspondence and working papers on a few high profile issues which were collected by Dr...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AVIA 73
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Title (The name of the record)
- Deputy Controller of Aircraft (Research and Development): Unregistered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1956-1962
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains unregistered papers of the Deputy Controller of Aircraft (Research & Development) (DCA (R & D)). These files contain copies of correspondence and working papers on a few high profile issues which were collected by Dr (later Sir) Walter Cawood and his successor M B Morgan during their time as DCA(R & D). Also includes some earlier papers collected by the first DCA(R & D) in his previous post as Director General of Scientific Research (Air).
These files were originally unregistered but in 1979 were registered by the Air (PE) Division of the Ministry of Defence Procurement Executive which provided the general secretariat function within the Controllerate of Aircraft.
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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 Aviation, Deputy Controller of Aircraft (Research & Development), 1959-1966
- Ministry of Supply, Deputy Controller of Aircraft (Research & Development), 1958-1959
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- 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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From 1999 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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Transferred to Ministry of Defence in 1966
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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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 post of Deputy Controller of Aircraft (Research & Development) [DCA(R & D)] was created under the Ministry of Supply in April 1958 as the principal scientific and technical authority under the Controller of Aircraft. DCA(R & D) was responsible for planning future weapons systems, advising on new Service requirements, control of development of military aircraft engines and equipment, as well as civil and transport aircraft. The post continued throughout the subsequent departmental re-organisations until 1972 when, as part of the creation of the Procurement Executive of the Ministry of Defence, the role was absorbed by the Air (Procurement Executive) Division.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2653/
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