Record revealed
Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development.
Series
Committee of Imperial Defence: Deputy Chiefs of Staff Committee: Minutes and Memoranda
Catalogue reference: CAB 54
What's it about?
CAB 54
This series consist of the minutes and memoranda of the Deputy Chiefs of Staff Committee (DCOS) and includes two volumes of papers of the Sub-committee on Inter-Service Training (DCOS(IT)), 1937 to 1939.
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 54
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Title (The name of the record)
- Committee of Imperial Defence: Deputy Chiefs of Staff Committee: Minutes and Memoranda
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1932-1939
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consist of the minutes and memoranda of the Deputy Chiefs of Staff Committee (DCOS) and includes two volumes of papers of the Sub-committee on Inter-Service Training (DCOS(IT)), 1937 to 1939.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Chronological by minutes and memoranda
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Minutes of the Deputy Chiefs of Staff are continued in CAB 82
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Committee of Imperial Defence, Deputy Chiefs of Staff Committee, 1932-1939
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 13 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Available in digital format 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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No future accruals expected
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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 Deputy Chiefs of Staff Committee (DCOS) was appointed by the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COS) in 1932. The DCOS was concerned with preparations for war in the event of a possible conflict with Germany.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3861/
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