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Ministry of Technology and successors: Machine Tools, Manufacturing Machinery and...

Catalogue reference: FV 28

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FV 28

Contains registered files of successive divisions of the Ministry of Technology and Department of Trade and Industry responsible for sponsorship of the machine tool industry, the manufacturing machinery industry, and (until 1969)...

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Reference

FV 28

Title
Ministry of Technology and successors: Machine Tools, Manufacturing Machinery and Automation Division and successors: Registered Files (MT Series)
Date

1966-1981

Description

Contains registered files of successive divisions of the Ministry of Technology and Department of Trade and Industry responsible for sponsorship of the machine tool industry, the manufacturing machinery industry, and (until 1969) automation.

Subject covered include the proposed nationalisation of the machine tool industry, the stockpiling of machine tools, and the Numerical Control Advisory and Demonstration Service.

Arrangement
Arrangement

The MT file series was raised around 1967. It was preceded by an earlier MT series with three part file numbers, but many of these files were re-registered into the a MT series using two part file numbers.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

MT file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department of Trade and Industry, Machine Tools and Manufacturing Machinery Division, 1970-1972
  • Ministry of Technology, Machine Tools, Manufacturing Machinery and Automation Division, 1966-1970
Physical description

67 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1995 Department of Trade and Industry

Subjects
Topics
Manufacturing
Trade and commerce
Accumulation dates

Circa 1967 onwards

Accruals

Series is accruing

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8513/

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