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Committee of Imperial Defence: Colonial Defence Committee, later Oversea Defence...
Catalogue reference: CAB 10
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CAB 10
This series consists of an incomplete set of minutes of meetings of the Committee of Imperial Defence, Colonial Defence Committee, and Committee of Imperial Defence, Oversea Defence Committee (ODC).Topics included all those concerned with defence...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CAB 10
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Title (The name of the record)
- Committee of Imperial Defence: Colonial Defence Committee, later Oversea Defence Committee: Minutes
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1907-1939
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of an incomplete set of minutes of meetings of the Committee of Imperial Defence, Colonial Defence Committee, and Committee of Imperial Defence, Oversea Defence Committee (ODC).
Topics included all those concerned with defence of the colonies and matters of seaborne trade, and the provision of coaling stations, the composition and organisation of local forces and the provision for overseas commands.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
By subject order
File series only numbered from 22 October 1920
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Records of the War Cabinet, Oversea Defence Committee, after August 1939 continue in CAB 94
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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)
- ODC 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)
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- Committee of Imperial Defence, Colonial Defence Committee, 1904-1911
- Committee of Imperial Defence, Oversea Defence Committee, 1911-1939
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 10 files and volumes
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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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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
- Trade and commerce
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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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These minutes were circulated to all ministers present at the meetings of the Colonial Defence Committee and Oversea Defence Committee, to the First Sea Lord, the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, the Chief of Naval War Staff and the Director of Military Operations, and to any other naval and military officers and other officials who attended the meetings. Copies were also sent to permanent secretaries of the Treasury, Foreign Office, Colonial and India Office who needed to be kept informed of decisions taken by the Committee.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3817/
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