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
Cabinet Office: Establishment Section: Administrative Records (E Series)
Catalogue reference: CAB 150
What's it about?
CAB 150
This series contains selected files dealing with the administration of the Cabinet Office. Subjects range from the Cabinet Office Sports and Social Association to the appointment of a Washington representative of the Joint Intelligence Committee....
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 150
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Title (The name of the record)
- Cabinet Office: Establishment Section: Administrative Records (E Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1917-1980
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains selected files dealing with the administration of the Cabinet Office. Subjects range from the Cabinet Office Sports and Social Association to the appointment of a Washington representative of the Joint Intelligence Committee. The series also contains procedural handbooks and files concerning the departmental Whitley Council.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
CAB 150/1-45 follows the original numerical sequence. The remainder of the series is arranged by subject.
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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)
- 1/S, 1/B and E file 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 Office, Establishment Section, 1917-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 69 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1987 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
- Intelligence
- Sports
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3957/
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