Catalogue description Ministry of Supply and predecessor and successors: Contracts, Registered Files (Series 6)

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Reference: AVIA 53
Title: Ministry of Supply and predecessor and successors: Contracts, Registered Files (Series 6)
Description:

These files relate both to policy on contracts and to individual contracts let by the Ministry of Supply, Ministry of Aircraft Production and Ministry of Aviation. The subject matter of the files includes procurement of a wide range of supplies for military and naval purposes, as well as aircraft, guided missiles, radar and electronic equipment.

Date: 1912-1975
Related material:

Ministry of Supply, Contracts Division files in Division within SUPP

See also the Ministry of Supply files in SUPP 14

Separated material:

Files from this series covering functions transferred to the War Office in 1959 were re-registered in Ministry of Supply branch registry files,

WO 286

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: file series 6
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Air Ministry, 1918-1964

Ministry of Aircraft Production, 1940-1945

Ministry of Aviation, 1959-1967

Ministry of Supply, 1939-1959

War Office, 1857-1964

Physical description: 641 file(s)
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure
Accruals: Yes

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