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Department of Trade and Industry and predecessors: Telecommunications and Post Division...
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| Reference | FV 4 |
|---|---|
| Title | Department of Trade and Industry and predecessors: Telecommunications and Post Division and predecessors: Registered Files (OSB Series) |
| Date | 1946-1987 |
| Description | This series contains the files of the Telecommunications Division of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and, through re-registration, files inherited from the External Telecommunications Executive of the Post Office. The files relate mainly to the Commonwealth Telecommunications Conference of 1965 to 1966. The OSB series was first raised by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. Early files in this series were inherited from the External Telecommunications Executive of the GPO and re-registered into the OSB series. Further files were added to the series by the Telecommunications Division of the Ministry, and subsequently by its successors, the Department of Industry and the Department of Trade and Industry. The files that the Department of Industry raised in this series were for the use of its Posts and Telecommunications Division. In 1983, when the Department of Trade and Industry was set up, the series continued in its Telecommunications Division. |
| Related material |
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications files in BT 229 HO 255 HO 256 HO 257 HO 258 The Post Office's External Telecommunications Executive continued to raise files until 1979 at the least, though not in the OSB prefix. These files are held by the BT Archives and can be seen in POST TCB TCC TCD TCK For other GPO files inherited by the Department of Trade and Industry and its predecessors, including files relating to Commonwealth telecommunications affairs. For files inherited by the Home Office from the GPO and its successor, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, see: Further telecommunications records are in: |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department | OSB file series |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
General Post Office, 1660-1969 Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, 1969-1974 |
| Physical description | 128 file(s) |
| Access conditions | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
From 1993 Department of Trade and Industry |
| Accruals | Series is accruing |
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