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Series
Ministry of Technology and successors: Machine Tools and Manufacturing Machinery...
Catalogue reference: FV 46
What's it about?
FV 46
Files in the MM series belonged to Branch 3 of the Machine Tools, Manufacturing Machinery and Automation Division of the Ministry of Technology and its successors. This branch was responsible for the sponsorship of the manufacturing machinery....
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FV 46
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Technology and successors: Machine Tools and Manufacturing Machinery Division and successors: Registered Files (MM Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1969-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files in the MM series belonged to Branch 3 of the Machine Tools, Manufacturing Machinery and Automation Division of the Ministry of Technology and its successors. This branch was responsible for the sponsorship of the manufacturing machinery. This series currently contains one file concerning carbon fibre production.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Other files in the MM series are in
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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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MM 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, Machine Tools and Manufacturing Machinery Division, 1970-1972
- Ministry of Technology, Machine Tools, Manufacturing Machinery and Automation Division, 1966-1970
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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3 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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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
- Manufacturing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8531/
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Ministry of Technology and successors: Machine Tools and Manufacturing Machinery Division and successors: Registered Files (MM Series)
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