Catalogue description Ministry of Aviation and successors: Security, Atomic Weapons and Research Division, Central Statistics Branch and successors: Registered Files (PJ and XY Series)

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Reference: AVIA 111
Title: Ministry of Aviation and successors: Security, Atomic Weapons and Research Division, Central Statistics Branch and successors: Registered Files (PJ and XY Series)
Description:

The registered files in this series reflect the work of successive divisions of the Ministry of Aviation, the Ministry of Technology and the Department of Trade and Industry relating to economic and statistical work in the aircraft industry. The files selected relate to economic appraisals of the aircraft industry, including the Black Arrow Space Project.

The PJ series probably originated in the Ministry of Aviation's Security, Atomic Weapons and Research Division, Central Statistics Branch.

When the Ministry of Aviation's functions were merged with the Ministry of Technology (Mintech) in 1967, the PJ series was transferred firstly to the Economic and Statistical Analysis Division and then in 1969 to the Economics and Statistics(A) Division.
Date: 1963-1972
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: PJ file series and XY file series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department of Trade and Industry, Central Statistics Branch, 1970-1971

Department of Trade and Industry, Economics and Statistics Division, Central Statistics Branch, 1971-1974

Ministry of Aviation, Security, Atomic Weapons and Research Division, Central Statistics Branch, 1963-1967

Ministry of Technology, Economics and Statistics (A) Division, Central Statistics Branch, 1969-1970

Ministry of Technology, Security, Economic and Statistical Analysis Division, Central Statistics Branch, 1967-1969
Physical description: 11 file(s)
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 1996 Department of Trade and Industry
Accruals: Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background:

In 1970 the work was transferred to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) together with a number of other statistical functions formerly dealt with by the Board of Trade and Mintech. This resulted in a new Economics and Statistics Division being formed in June 1971.

The work of the various divisions was described as being related to economic and statistical work in the aircraft industry. The Central Statistics Branch provided a statistical intelligence service relating to the Ministry's activities in general, whilst in Mintech the division worked closely with the Air C Division providing a diverse statistical service to the aviation group. Within the DTI, branches 1 and 3 of the division carried out the economic and statistical work relating to the aerospace industry

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