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War Cabinet and Cabinet: Committees and Sub-committees of the Chiefs of Staff Committee:...
Catalogue reference: CAB 81
What's it about?
CAB 81
This series contains the records of the various committees and sub-committees appointed by the Chiefs of Staff (COS) Committee. It includes the minutes and papers of the Principal Administrative Officers Committee; the London Controlling Section;...
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 81
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Cabinet and Cabinet: Committees and Sub-committees of the Chiefs of Staff Committee: Minutes and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1947
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains the records of the various committees and sub-committees appointed by the Chiefs of Staff (COS) Committee.
It includes the minutes and papers of the Principal Administrative Officers Committee; the London Controlling Section; the Joint Intelligence Sub-committee; and a number of committees and sub-committees dealing with a variety of subjects, including the movement of US troops in the UK (Bolero Committee); the defence of aerodromes; night air defence; technical warfare; amphibious warfare; biological warfare; and post-hostilities planning.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Subject and chronological
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For records of Chiefs of Staff committees and sub-committees set-up after 1946 see DEFE 8
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 148 files and volumes
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1970 Cabinet Office
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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)
- Series is accruing
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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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In December 1946, most of the work of the former military section of the War Cabinet Office, including the Chiefs of Staff Committee and Sub-committees, was transferred to the Ministry of Defence.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3888/
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War Cabinet and Cabinet: Committees and Sub-committees of the Chiefs of Staff Committee: Minutes and Papers
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