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Committee of Imperial Defence: Oil Board: Minutes and Memoranda

Catalogue reference: CAB 50

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CAB 50

This series consists of the minutes and memoranda of the Oil Board and of its various sub-committees. Topics covered by the Oil Board and by the Oil Board's sub-committees include civil and military requirements for oil, oil requirements in time...

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Reference

CAB 50

Title
Committee of Imperial Defence: Oil Board: Minutes and Memoranda
Date

1925-1939

Description

This series consists of the minutes and memoranda of the Oil Board and of its various sub-committees.

Topics covered by the Oil Board and by the Oil Board's sub-committees include civil and military requirements for oil, oil requirements in time of war, tanker tonnage and oil stocks, oil from coal and the treatment of coal.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Chronological

Related material

Records of the Oil Board and papers of the Oil Control Board, can also be found POWE 34

A few records of the Oil Board and papers of the Oil Control Board, can be found in CAB 77

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

OB, OBS, TC(OB) and OCC file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Committee of Imperial Defence, Oil Board, 1925-1939
  • Committee of Imperial Defence, Oil Control Board, Oil from Coal Sub-Committee, 1937-1938
  • Committee of Imperial Defence, Oil Control Board, Oil requirements in war Sub-Committee, 1937-1938
  • Committee of Imperial Defence, Oil Control Board, Petroleum Products Reserves Sub-Committee, 1936-1939
  • Committee of Imperial Defence, Oil Control Board, Treatment of Coal Sub-Committee, 1929-1930
  • Committee of Imperial Defence, Oil Control Board, Welbeck Aviation Spirit Sub-Committee, 1933-1933
Physical description

19 volume(s)

Access conditions

Available in digital format unless otherwise stated

Subjects
Topics
Taxation
Oil and gas
Coal
Accumulation dates

1925-1939

Accruals

No future accruals expected

Administrative / biographical background

The Oil Board (OB), appointed in 1925, kept under review requirements for oil in relation to supplies. The chairman of the Oil Board was the Civil Lord of the Admiralty, reflecting the naval interest in supply.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3857/

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