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Ministry of Technology, Petroleum Division, and Predecessors: Correspondence and...
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| Reference | POWE 33 |
|---|---|
| Title | Ministry of Technology, Petroleum Division, and Predecessors: Correspondence and Papers |
| Date | 1901-1971 |
| Description | This series is the main series for the Petroleum Division and includes records of preceding departments. It covers all matters relating to government intervention and legislation affecting supply and distribution of oil, petroleum and associated products. Material on research projects is also included. The record include: papers advising the government on policy at home and abroad,participation in the proceedings of relevant international bodies,the promotion overseas of British oil interests in general and British oil companies in particular,planning and maintenance of transport and storage facilities,intervention in trade and marketing,the issuing of licences to search for petroleum in the UK (after 1934).Much of the series is concerned with wartime controls, including defence measures, and postwar rationing. Also contained are records of a number of advisory and supervisory bodies, including the Oil Control Board. |
| Related material |
For Cabinet minutes and papers (OC(B) and other Series) relating to committees on oil policy see CAB 77 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Board of Trade, Petrol Control Department, 1916-1920 Department of Trade and Industry, 1970-1974 Mines Department, Petroleum Department, 1922-1940 Ministry of Fuel and Power, Petroleum Division, 1942-1957 Ministry of Munitions, Petroleum Department, 1919-1922 Ministry of Munitions, Petroleum Executive, 1917-1919 Ministry of Power, Petroleum Division, 1957-1969 Ministry of Technology, Petroleum Division, 1969-1970 Petroleum Department, 1940-1942 |
| Physical description | 2669 files and flat sheets |
| Access conditions | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
From 1973 Department of Trade and Industry |
| Accruals | Series is accruing |
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