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Catalogue description Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: Registered Files, Allocations of Awards (Scales) (SM Series)
| Reference: | T 301 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: Registered Files, Allocations of Awards (Scales) (SM Series) |
| Description: |
Correspondence and papers relating to the determination of the number and types of awards ('scales') to be made available to the armed forces and others operating in various areas or theatres of war. |
| Date: | 1939-1975 |
| Arrangement: |
Ceremonial branch papers were originally stored in racks and when placed in file covers were not numbered in date order. |
| Related material: |
Analagous records relating to civil awards are in |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | SM file series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Civil Service Department, Ceremonial Branch, 1968-1981 Treasury, Ceremonial Branch, 1937-1968 |
| Physical description: | 40 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 1993 Cabinet Office |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
One of the functions of the Ceremonial Branch is to determine the number and types of award ('scales') from the Sovereign which may be available, in a prescribed period, to the armed forces and others operating both in relation to military activities or during peacetime. Awards may relate to either operational or non-operational service, under criteria appropriate to the circumstances, and taking into account the total numbers involved in the activity or theatre of war under consideration. |
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