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Catalogue description War Office, Ministry of Supply, Ministry of Defence: Chemical Defence Research Department and Chemical Defence Experimental Establishment, later Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment, Porton: Correspondence and Papers
| Reference: | WO 188 |
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| Title: | War Office, Ministry of Supply, Ministry of Defence: Chemical Defence Research Department and Chemical Defence Experimental Establishment, later Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment, Porton: Correspondence and Papers |
| Description: |
Records of the Chemical Defence Research Department, and successors, dealing with experiments on and trials of chemical and biological weapons and protective devices carried out at Porton and other experimental establishments, and general papers on chemical and biological warfare in Britain and overseas. A few early records originated in the Ministry of Munitions. Many pieces contain photographs and technical drawings. |
| Date: | 1916-1997 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment, 1991-1995 Chemical Defence Establishment, Porton Down, 1970-1991 Chemical Defence Experimental Establishment, Porton Down, 1948-1970 Chemical Defence Experimental Station, Porton Down, 1916-1948 Ministry of Supply, Chemical Defence Research Department, 1939-1959 War Office, Chemical Defence Research Department, 1931-1939 |
| Physical description: | 3256 files and volumes |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 1970 Ministry of Defence |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing. |
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