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Agenda papers including, amongst other things: - operational control at air raid...
Catalogue reference: WW2 AR C/2/48
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WW2 AR C/2/48
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Date (When the record was created)
- 5 Jun 1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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Agenda papers including, amongst other things:
- operational control at air raid incidents;
- communications from Ministry of Home Security regarding: delegation of powers to Regional Commissioners; sudden birth in air raid shelters; reliability of personnel in Civil Defence Services;
- communications from Senior Regional Officer regarding: mutual assistance and reinforcements - rations; assistance to military authorities and Local Volunteer Defence Force; National Air Raid Precautions for Animals; Borough of Bedford depot personnel;
- communications from Ministry of Health regarding: transfer of skilled labour to war industry; treatment of gas contaminated casualties; relief of homeless persons in wartime - food; employment of masseurs; Cleansing Station at The Lawns, Biggleswade; billeting at Leighton Buzzard; evacuation of people living near aerodromes;
- conscientious objector K.A.Kendall;
- conscription of men between the ages of 18 and 55 for preparatory military training and civil defence duties;
- strength of Air Raid Precautions services;
- Borough of Bedford First Aid Party organisation;
- basement shelters in Borough of Bedford;
- Britain Street First Aid Post, Dunstable;
- publication of local maps showing Air Raid Precautions dispositions.
[ex W/ARPP 19]
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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acc. 6509
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f0d68394-9598-4e23-8511-0b2c70659216/
Series information
WW2 AR C
Air Raid Precautions, Committee Material
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This record is held at Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service
Within the fonds: WW2
WAR RECORDS - WORLD WAR TWO
Within the sub-fonds: WW2 AR
Air Raids & Air Raid Precautions
Within the series: WW2 AR C
Air Raid Precautions, Committee Material
Within the sub-series: WW2 AR C/2
Agenda Papers
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Agenda papers including, amongst other things: - operational control at air raid...