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Catalogue description Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and successors: unregistered files and papers
| Reference: | ES 14 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and successors: unregistered files and papers |
| Description: |
This series contains unregistered files and papers generated by senior officials within Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE). The records describe the development and implementation of nuclear weapons policy both within AWRE and between AWRE and Whitehall and contain personal papers, correspondence and memoranda. The series also contains a number of records used in the writing of official histories. |
| Date: | 1946-2006 |
| Arrangement: |
Chronologically within subject grouping |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 64 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2009 Atomic Weapons Establishment |
| Custodial history: | 1945-1950, Armament Research Establishment, Ministry of Supply 1950-1954, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Ministry of Supply 1954-1973, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment then United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) 1973-1987, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Ministry of Defence 1987-2001, Atomic Weapons Establishment, Ministry of Defence |
| Selection and destruction information: | These records relate to the following acquisition criteria: 2.2.1.3 External relations and defence policy; 2.2.2.2 Impact of the state on the physical environment. The majorty of records in this series have been selected based on the selection decisions contained in Operational Selection Policy 11. |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
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