Record revealed
Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development.
Series
Ministry of Defence: Private Office: Registered Files (all Ministers')
Catalogue reference: DEFE 13
What's it about?
DEFE 13
Records created in the Private Office of the Minister of Defence and by junior ministers, mainly concerned with strategic or political issues, or with the appointment of senior service and civilian officers.
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 13
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Defence: Private Office: Registered Files (all Ministers')
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1950-2007
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records created in the Private Office of the Minister of Defence and by junior ministers, mainly concerned with strategic or political issues, or with the appointment of senior service and civilian officers.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For private office papers of the Ministry of Aviation see AVIA 66
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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)
- Ministry of Defence, 1947-1947
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3397 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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From 1985 Ministry of Defence
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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)
- Records created in the Private Office of the Minister of Defence and by junior ministers, mainly concerned with strategic or political issues, or with the appointment of senior service and civilian officers. The ministerial list includes Minister of State for Defence, Minister of State for Defence Procurement. Former positions were Minister of Defence Royal Navy, Minister of State for Defence Equipment and Support, Minister of State for Defence for Equipment, Minister of State for Strategic Defence Acquisitions Reform, Minister of State for International Defence and Security. Further during the years of the War Office there were titles such as Minister of War Production, Minister of Aircraft Production, Minister of Supply, Minister of Munitions etc. Minister of Defence 1940 to 1964 From 1964 to current day the Minister of Defence serves all fighting services
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5771/
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