The story of
The General Strike
In May 1926 over 1.5 million UK workers went on strike, bringing Britain to a standstill. Our records provide an insight into its origins and impact.
Series
War Cabinet and Cabinet: Committees on Supply, Production, Priority and Manpower:...
Catalogue reference: CAB 92
What's it about?
CAB 92
This series consists of minutes and papers of various committees and sub-committees on supply, production, priority and manpower.
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 92
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Cabinet and Cabinet: Committees on Supply, Production, Priority and Manpower: Minutes and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of minutes and papers of various committees and sub-committees on supply, production, priority and manpower.
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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 Second World War Files of the Ministry of Supply and Ministry of Aircraft Production North American Supply Missions see AVIA 38
For records of the Ministry of Production see
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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)
- 133 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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- Topics
- Labour
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No future accruals expected
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3899/
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