Catalogue description Post Office Board: Minutes
This record is held by BT Group Archives
Reference: | TCB 14 |
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Title: | Post Office Board: Minutes |
Description: |
This series comprises the minutes of the meetings of the Post Office Board. The subjects covered are diverse, ranging from strategic technical decisions and staff and union matters to administrative details. The records in this series reflect a former arrangement and have since been re-catalogued. Please contact BT Archives for more information. |
Date: | 1967-1969 |
Arrangement: |
Board minutes were given a reference consisting of an acronym, the year in brackets and the number of the meeting. |
Related material: |
The Post Office Archives holds signed copies of Post Office Board minutes and a full set of Post Office Board papers in POST 69. |
Held by: | BT Group Archives, not available at The National Archives |
Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
Language: | English |
Creator: |
Post Office Board, 1934- |
Physical description: | 14 file(s) |
Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure |
Immediate source of acquisition: |
In 1997 BT Board Secretariat |
Custodial history: | Transferred by BT Board Secretariat to BT Archives in 1997 |
Administrative / biographical background: |
The establishment of a functional Board for the Post Office was first recommended in the Bridgeman Report of 1932, and the Post Office Board was subsequently established with eleven members, including all the General Directorate and Directors. Although the Bridgeman Committee had envisaged the Board as a controlling body, in time it became more of a reviewing body and, due to its increasing size and the consequent difficulty of assembling members, its meetings became less frequent. In November 1964, the Board was reconstituted with the following members: Postmaster General, Assistant Postmaster General, Director General and the General Directorate, with Directors invited to attend as appropriate. |
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