Catalogue description Records of Cabinet Committees, etc, 1945 onwards

Most of the minutes and papers of Cabinet committees after the Second World War will be found in CAB 134 except for those of the Lord President's Committee in CAB 132 and of the Defence Committee and its successor, the Defence and Oversea Policy Committee, which are in CAB 131 and CAB 148 respectively. The minutes and papers of ad hoc committees will be found in CAB 130.

Minutes and papers of the Joint Intelligence Sub-committee (later Committee), including the period form 1942 to 1957 when the Committee was part of the Chiefs of Staff structure in the Ministry of Defence, will be found in CAB 158, CAB 159, CAB 176 and CAB 179. War Books are in CAB 175.

Committee organisation books up to 1965 will be found in CAB 161. Committee lists from 1965 onwards are in CAB 177.

Selected Cabinet Secretariat files are in CAB 21 (to 1973), CAB 104 (to 1951), CAB 164 (from 1963), CAB 165 (from 1965) and CAB 196 (from 1965).

Earlier records of many of these series will be found in Division within CAB

Cabinet, 1945-

See the lists of committees by title and symbol for 1945-1951. Please speak to staff at the enquiry desk for the precise location.