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  Ministry of Home Security: Research and Experiments Department, Civil Defence Research...

  Minutes, research papers and reports of the Civil Defence Research Committee and its various sub-committees and panels related to United Kingdom civil defence research and intelligence and to weapon effects of Allied and German armaments.

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1939-1946

  Reference

  HO 195

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  War Office and Ministry of Defence: Inspectorate of Armaments: Reports

  This series consists of annual reports for the Inspectorate of Armaments based in Woolwich, which give an overview of its work and administration. There is also a report on the work of the Foulness Island test centre.

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1950-1973

  Reference

  WO 360

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  Board of Ordnance Office and successors: Royal Gunpowder Factory and successors,...

  This series consists of maps and plans of the site and buildings of the Royal Gunpowder Factory and successors, Waltham Abbey, relating to the manufacture of gunpowder. It also contains maps and plans, accumulated at Waltham Abbey, of other gunpowder…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1783-1983

  Reference

  WO 385

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  Home Office and Department of Prices and Consumer Protection, Fair Trading Division:...

  Files from the Home Office XPC (explosives, petroleum, chemicals and cyanide) series of the Home Office and the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection, Fair Trading Division, relating to the sale and manufacture of fireworks.

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1946-1978

  Reference

  HO 371

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  Explosives Inspectorate: Home Office Gas Cylinders and Containers Committee

  This series is mainly composed of papers of the Home Office Gas Cylinders and Containers Committee (1946-1973), many of which are registered files from the Home Office Explosives Inspectorate XB series. Consists of minutes and papers of meetings, cor…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1876-1974

  Reference

  EF 1

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  Royal Air Force, Strike Command: Reports, Files, Memos and Operation Orders

  This series consists of files and reports, memos and operation orders of all RAF Strike Command's constituent groups.The series includes reports, memoranda and notes of Operational Research Branches, Strike Command and No 18 Group; missile firing rep…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1958-2002

  Reference

  DEFE 58

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  Ministry of Supply and successors: Explosives Research and Development Establishment:...

  Registered files of the Explosives Research and Development Establishment at Waltham Abbey including administration of the site and lands as well as research into explosives, especially propellants for guided missiles.A technical organisation chart (…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1946-1976

  Reference

  AVIA 67

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  Ministry of Supply, Ministry of Aviation, Ministry of Technology & Ministry of Aviation...

  Reports of the Electrical Inspection Directorate responsible for the inspection of electrical and electronic equipment procured for the Army and the Air Force and for similar items procured for use in naval aircraft, as well as atomic weapons for all…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1959-1988

  Reference

  AVIA 89

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  Ministry of Aviation: Guided Weapons Division: Reports

  This series contains reports of the Guided Weapons Division.

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1955-1966

  Reference

  AVIA 83

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  Ministry of Aviation and successors: Interdependence, Exports and Electronics Industry...

  This series contains files in the ZF series created and used by the Interdependence, Exports and Electronics Division and successors of the Ministry of Aviation from 1959 to 1967, and later files, dating from 1968, of the Space Administration Branch …

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1955-1988

  Reference

  AVIA 92

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  Air Ministry and successors: Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment: Reports...

  Reports, and notes of a technical nature, on various tests carried out on aircraft, their armament and equipment, including acceptance tests.The reports in this series, which commence in 1924, consist of the following groups:Report prefix ATO/A, B,..…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1924-1998

  Reference

  AVIA 18

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  Ministry of Fuel and Power, Petroleum Warfare Department and Predecessor:Petroleum...

  The Petroleum Warfare Department was set up in 1940 to develop new war weapons and devices making use of petroleum.These are unregistered files which contain information relating to schemes developed to utilize petroleum for wartime purposes, includi…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1940-1946

  Reference

  POWE 45

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  Health and Safety Executive: Safety Policy Division: Registered Files (SPA, SPB,...

  This series contains registered files of the Health and Safety Executive's Safety Policy Division (SPD). Since its formation SPD has had responsibility for the formulation of policy and legislation and amendment of existing regulations on fundamental…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1969-2001

  Reference

  EF 17

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  Ordnance Office and successors: Upnor Armaments Supply Depot: Correspondence, Accounts...

  This series consists of entry books of correspondence, accounts, store returns, returns of ships' armaments and ordnance stores, etc., of Upnor Armaments Supply Depot.

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1736-1909

  Reference

  ADM 160

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  Series

  Ministry of Defence: Papers of R V Jones, Director of Scientific Intelligence

  During the Second World War R V Jones was Assistant Director of Intelligence (Air) and in 1946 he became director; consequently the papers in this series mainly concern German radio direction finding equipment, long range rockets and pilotless aircra…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1939-1954

  Reference

  DEFE 40

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  Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and Atomic Weapons Establishment: Outstations:...

  This series contains records relating to the acquisition, operation and closure of outstations operated by AWRE and AWE.

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1947-1971

  Reference

  ES 29

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  Lloyd George Papers

  Papers of David Lloyd George relating to his work as Minister of Munitions (1915-1916) together with miscellaneous drafts of his war memoirs.

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1914-1932

  Reference

  MUN 9

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  Ministry of Defence (Navy): Operational Evaluation Group and Submarine Tactics and...

  Reports and notes from the Royal Navy Operational Evaluation Group (initially an anti-submarine warfare unit but later involved in Fleet-wide tactical development and weapons evaluation), from the Joint Anti-Submarine School (JASS) which administered…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1951-1990

  Reference

  DEFE 67

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  Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and Atomic Weapons Establishment: Administration...

  This series contains records relating to the administration and running of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE) main site at Aldermaston, Berkshire.Topics are varied and include:Liaison with the local, and wider, community on issues such …

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1949-2005

  Reference

  ES 19

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  War Cabinet and Cabinet: Deputy Chiefs of Staff Committee and Sub- committees: Minutes...

  This series consists of minutes and papers of the Deputy Chiefs of Staff Committee and its various sub-committees, covering a variety of subjects such active air defence, inter-service training, vulnerable points, defence services, police forces, ato…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1939-1947

  Reference

  CAB 82