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Series
Ministry of Defence prior to 1964: Registered Files (General Series)
Catalogue reference: DEFE 7
What's it about?
DEFE 7
This series contains registered files dating generally from the formation of the Ministry of Defence in 1946 until the major re-organisation of 1964, which created the much larger unified Ministry of Defence. The files in this series cover all...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DEFE 7
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Defence prior to 1964: Registered Files (General Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1854-1993
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains registered files dating generally from the formation of the Ministry of Defence in 1946 until the major re-organisation of 1964, which created the much larger unified Ministry of Defence.
The files in this series cover all aspects of the ministry's work, including defence planning, estimates of expenditure, recruitment and personnel matters (including National Service, pay and allowances, discipline, medical services etc.), arms and equipment (including their supply to other countries), research and development, and relations with NATO and other countries.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Original numerical sequence of creating body has been followed
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Air Ministry, 1918-1964
- Department of Chaplain General, 1796-1796
- Ministry of Defence, 1947-1947
- Ordnance Office, Board of Ordnance, 1683-1855
- War Office, 1857-1964
- War Office, land services, 1924-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2478 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Ministry of Defence , from 1982
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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)
- Registered files (general series) from the Ministry of defence prior to 1964.Directorate of Lands 1700-1923, The Board of ordinance 1800-1855, War office1857-1964, War department land services 1924-1964, Department of ChaplainGeneral 1796-.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5765/
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Within the department: DEFE
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Ministry of Defence prior to 1964: Registered Files (General Series)
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