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Ministry of Defence: Private Office: Registered Files (all Ministers')
Description and record details
| Reference | DEFE 13 |
|---|---|
| Title | Ministry of Defence: Private Office: Registered Files (all Ministers') |
| Date | 1950-2007 |
| Description | Records created in the Private Office of the Minister of Defence and by junior ministers, mainly concerned with strategic or political issues, or with the appointment of senior service and civilian officers. |
| Related material |
For private office papers of the Ministry of Aviation see AVIA 66 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Ministry of Defence, 1947 |
| Physical description | 3397 file(s) |
| Access conditions | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
From 1985 Ministry of Defence |
| Accruals | Series is accruing |
| Administrative/ biographical background | Records created in the Private Office of the Minister of Defence and by junior ministers, mainly concerned with strategic or political issues, or with the appointment of senior service and civilian officers. The ministerial list includes Minister of State for Defence, Minister of State for Defence Procurement. Former positions were Minister of Defence Royal Navy, Minister of State for Defence Equipment and Support, Minister of State for Defence for Equipment, Minister of State for Strategic Defence Acquisitions Reform, Minister of State for International Defence and Security. Further during the years of the War Office there were titles such as Minister of War Production, Minister of Aircraft Production, Minister of Supply, Minister of Munitions etc. Minister of Defence 1940 to 1964 From 1964 to current day the Minister of Defence serves all fighting services |
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