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Committee of Inquiry into the Pricing of Ministry of Aviation Contracts (Lang Committee):...
Catalogue reference: BS 24
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BS 24
Papers of the Committee of Inquiry into the Pricing of Ministry of Aviation Contracts (Lang Committee) including the final report published in two parts.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BS 24
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Title (The name of the record)
- Committee of Inquiry into the Pricing of Ministry of Aviation Contracts (Lang Committee): Registered Files (WA/1 Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1964-1965
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers of the Committee of Inquiry into the Pricing of Ministry of Aviation Contracts (Lang Committee) including the final report published in two parts.
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Arrangement
Former reference number order.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- WA/1 file series
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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)
- Committee of Inquiry into the Pricing of Ministry of Aviation Contracts, 1964-1965
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 39 file(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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Committee of Inquiry into the Pricing of Ministry of Aviation Contracts (Lang Committee) was set up in January 1964, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rt. Hon. Reginald Maudling) and the Minister of Aviation (Rt. Hon. Julian Amery) 'to investigate the circumstances in which the prices agreed by the Ministry of Aviation for a contract for the supply of guided weapons may have allowed excessive profit to the firm concerned; and to recommend whether any changes in organisation or procedure are necessary to ensure better assessment of prices for similar contracts in future'.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- The report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Pricing of Ministry of Aviation Contracts was published in two parts as Cmnd. 2428 and Cmnd. 2581.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3040/
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Committee of Inquiry into the Pricing of Ministry of Aviation Contracts (Lang Committee): Registered Files (WA/1 Series)