Committee of Imperial Defence: Home Ports Defence Committee, later Home Defence Committee:...

This series consists of the minutes of the Home Ports Defence Committee (HPDC), later the Home Defence Committee (HDC) of the Committee of Imperial Defence.

Topics covered include fixed defences at defended ports (including defence of the Channel Islands ports), harbours, the defence of vulnerable points, air attack and air defence, coal supplies, cable landings, government offices, telegraphs and communications, oil and petrol stores and the role of the Territorial Army.

Chronological

For later Home Defence Committees see CAB 93

• Committee of Imperial Defence, Home Defence Committee, 1923-1939
• Committee of Imperial Defence, Home Ports Defence Committee, 1909-1922

Topics

Army

Air Force

Oil and gas

Coal

Communications

The Home Ports Defence Committee (HPDC) was a principal standing committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence. The HPDC was appointed in 1909 to deal with the armament of coast defences and home ports. Its membership included representatives of the CID and additional representatives of the Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry.

In December 1922, the remit of the Home Ports Defence Committee was extended to include all aspects of Home Defence and its title amended to Home Defence Committee (HDC).

The minutes of the HPDC and HDC were circulated by the Secretary to members of the Committees, to other members of the CID, to ministers, and to other officers and officials who needed to be kept informed of decisions of the Committees.