Series
Cabinet: Defence Committee: Minutes and Papers (DO, D and DC Series)
Catalogue reference: CAB 131
What's it about?
CAB 131
This series consists of the minutes and papers of the Cabinet, Defence Committee. The minute books contain an internal subject index. Records within this series are available to download as digital microfilm.
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 131
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Title (The name of the record)
- Cabinet: Defence Committee: Minutes and Papers (DO, D and DC Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1946-1963
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of the minutes and papers of the Cabinet, Defence Committee. The minute books contain an internal subject index.
Records within this series are available to download as digital microfilm.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Chronological; papers/memoranda often predate minutes they refer to but are filed after them in list.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- DO, D and DC Series
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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)
- Cabinet, Defence Committee, 1946-1963
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 28 files and volumes
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- Available in digital format unless otherwise stated
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 1980 Cabinet Office
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1946 to 1951
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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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The Defence Committee was set up in 1940. It was succeeded by the Defence and Overseas Policy Committee in October 1963.
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Copies information (Indicates existence, availability, location and format of copies)
- CAB 131/5-28: microform copies available on open access at:
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3938/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: CAB
Records of the Cabinet Office
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Cabinet: Defence Committee: Minutes and Papers (DO, D and DC Series)