Catalogue description Ministry of Home Security: Air Raid Precautions (ARP GEN) Registered files

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Reference: HO 186
Title: Ministry of Home Security: Air Raid Precautions (ARP GEN) Registered files
Description:

Files from the ARP Gen. Series of the Ministry of Home Security relating to the planning and administration of air raid precautions and civil defence and the organization of civil defence regions under regional commissioners. They include reports of regional commissioners. Many of the files originated in the 700,000 file series of the Home Office or in the Lord Privy Seal's Office. A few originate in the Air Ministry.

Date: 1931-1957
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: ARP GEN file series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 2962 files and volumes
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

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