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Files originally classified under the broad subject heading(s): Pre-Ministry supply...
Catalogue reference: MUN 5/7
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This record is about the Files originally classified under the broad subject heading(s): Pre-Ministry supply... dating from 1907 Nov 1 - 1917 Dec 31 in the series Ministry of Munitions, Munitions Council: Historical Records Branch. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MUN 5/7
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1907 Nov 1 - 1917 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files originally classified under the broad subject heading(s): Pre-Ministry supply and organisation. (Described at item level)
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The collected papers of U F Wintour, Director of Army Contracts, War Office are arranged in files (called 'volumes' but not in fact bound) numbered I - XVI. Volumes I-V are MUN 5/7/170/25/1-5. Volumes VI and VII were missing at transfer. Volumes VIII-XVI relate to the Ministry of Food and are MAF 60/53-61. For complete list of the papers, see MAF 60/86
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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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
- Weapons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3374858/
Series information
MUN 5
Ministry of Munitions, Munitions Council: Historical Records Branch
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