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Records of Commissions, Committees and Councils, etc.
Catalogue reference: Division within WO
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Division within WO
Records of commissions, committees and councils relating to their various responsibilities for investigation and adjudication.Comprises: Committee lists and recommendations' abstracts, WO 237Advisory Council of Scientific Research and Technical...
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Division within WO
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of Commissions, Committees and Councils, etc.
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Date (When the record was created)
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1900-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of commissions, committees and councils relating to their various responsibilities for investigation and adjudication.
Comprises:
- Committee lists and recommendations' abstracts, WO 237
- Advisory Council of Scientific Research and Technical Development, WO 195
- Army and Air Force Court Martial Committee (Oliver Committee), WO 225
- Allied Military Committee of Versailles and its commissions, WO 155
- Civilian claims to Military Compensation Boards, South African War, WO 148
- Committee on Awards to Inventors, WO 313
- Committee on Detention Barracks (Oliver Committee), WO 226
- India Defence Expenditure Tribunal, WO 207
- Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee, Inter-Services Security Board, WO 283
- Military Personnel Research Committee and Sub-committees, WO 348
- Royal Engineer Board, later Royal Engineer and Signals Board, WO 187
- War Department Industrial Council, WO 290
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For reports of various commissions and committees of enquiry into the affairs of the Army, 1833 to 1948, see WO 33
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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13 series
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C545/
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