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Series
Metrication Board: Industries Division: Registered Files
Catalogue reference: JW 3
What's it about?
JW 3
Files in this series were created by the Industries Division of the Metrication Board, which was responsible for relations with the main industrial, commercial and agricultural sectors of the economy. The files in this series particularly concern...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- JW 3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Metrication Board: Industries Division: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1969-1980
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files in this series were created by the Industries Division of the Metrication Board, which was responsible for relations with the main industrial, commercial and agricultural sectors of the economy. The files in this series particularly concern discussion of the metrication strategy of the engineering industries. The files also include input to the Board from the Ministry of Power, and input to the Board's third annual report concerning engineering.
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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)
- IN Series
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 6 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- 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
- Trade and commerce
- Farming
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9995/
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Metrication Board: Industries Division: Registered Files
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