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Ministry of Technology and Department of Trade and Industry: External Research and...
Catalogue reference: FV 31
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FV 31
This series contains files in the EM series, which was used by the External Research and Materials Division of the Ministry of Technology (Mintech) and its successor divisions, both in Mintech and the Department of Trade and Industry. Some of the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FV 31
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Technology and Department of Trade and Industry: External Research and Materials Division and successors: Registered Files (EM Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1964-1971
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files in the EM series, which was used by the External Research and Materials Division of the Ministry of Technology (Mintech) and its successor divisions, both in Mintech and the Department of Trade and Industry. Some of the files were re-registered from the OR prefix, which may have originated in Mintech's Regional and Industrial Services Division. The topics covered include industrial research, including hovercraft and marine technology. There are also papers that relate to the Chief Scientist's meetings.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The EM series was raised by EM Division in 1967. Some files with the OR Prefix were re-registered into the EM series; these files may have originated in an earlier Regional and Industrial Services Division which had a Research and Development Contracts Branch. It would appear that in 1972, when the R Division was divided into the RC and RR Divisions, the EM prefix was discontinued.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For files in the SZ series (which followed the EM series) see HF 16
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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)
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EM file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of Trade and Industry, Research Planning Division, 1970-1971
- Ministry of Technology, External Research and Materials Division, 1967-1968
- Ministry of Technology, Research Planning Division, 1968-1970
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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14 file(s)
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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
- Shipping
- Trade and commerce
- Research
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The External Research and Materials (EM) Division was created in 1967 in the Ministry of Technology (Mintech). In 1968 EM Division was replaced by the Research Planning (RP) Division. This new division was responsible for co-ordinating research requirements and evaluating these against the background of the Ministry's industrial policy and supply responsibilities. This included liaison with the Programmes Analysis Unit (PAU), the Department of Education and Science (DES), universities, research councils, the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) and other government departments.
In 1970 RP Division was transferred from Mintech to the Department of Trade and Industry. In 1971 RP Division was amalgamated with the Research Administration (RA) Division to form Research (R) Division. Additional functions included support for the Chief Scientist's meetings, Hovercraft research and Marine Technology. In 1972 R Division was itself divided into two sections: Research and Development Contractors (RC) Division and Research and Development Requirements (RR) Division.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8516/
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