Catalogue description Ministry of Aviation: Electronics Research Council: Reports and Papers

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Reference: AVIA 82
Title: Ministry of Aviation: Electronics Research Council: Reports and Papers
Description:

The series contains annual reports of the Electronics Research Council, as well as minutes and papers of its various sub-committees.
Date: 1960-1979
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Ministry of Aviation Supply, Electronic Research Council, 1970-1971

Ministry of Aviation, Electronic Research Council, 1957-1967

Ministry of Defence, Electronic Research Council, 1971-1980

Ministry of Technology, Electronic Research Council, 1964-1970
Physical description: 76 file(s)
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2000 Ministry of Defence
Selection and destruction information: Annual reports of the Council and minutes of its subcommittees were kept, as were any reports which were not likely to survive amongst the records of the establishments which submitted papers to the council.
Accruals: Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background:

The Electronics Research Council was set up shortly after the formation of the Ministry of Aviation in 1959 with the intention of separating out issues on electronics and allied subjects from those other scientific concerns considered by the Scientific Advisory Council. The council was served by six committees: Air Traffic Control & Navigation; Radar; Communication; Propagation Aerials & Waveguides; Optics & Infra-Red; and Solid State Physics & Devices.

The council made annual reports to the minister, although it could submit recommendations to the minister at any time.

The council was wound up sometime after 1980.

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