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Catalogue description Ministry of Supply: Research Division, and Ministry of Aviation: Registered Files (PD Series)
| Reference: | AVIA 64 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ministry of Supply: Research Division, and Ministry of Aviation: Registered Files (PD Series) |
| Description: |
Files of the Ministry of Supply, continued by the Ministry of Aviation, concerned with the co-ordination and promotion of research and development. |
| Date: | 1946-1966 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | PD file series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Ministry of Aviation, 1959-1967 Ministry of Supply, Research Division, 1952-1959 |
| Physical description: | 14 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 1982 Department of Industry |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Research Division of the Ministry of Supply was created in 1952 from the Research and Radio Division. It was responsible for placing extramural research work with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, universities and other research establishments, and also dealt with matters arising from the work of the Chief Scientist and standing missions overseas. The Division provided a secretariat for the Research and Development Board and the Standing Committee on Capital Facilities, co-ordinated the work of the Departmental Defence Research Policy Committee and was responsible for general policy decisions. |
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