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SEORST,
Jfl.P.66
C AI B
(83).
P
T.
COmflTTEE ON THE HISTORICAL SECTION
OE THE CO) SIITTSE OE IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
I n t e r i m Report o f the H i s t o r y
of Munitions.
The Terms of R e f e r e n c e
the Prime M i n i s t e r
(d)
2.'
of
of t w e l v e volumes,
the M i n i s t r y
c o p i e s of
of
in s u f f i c i e n t
numbers i o r
r e p o r t upon the q u e s t i o n of
considerable cost
storage of
A l i m i t e d number
without
f o r us to c o n s i d e r
these twelve
not
re-printing.
and
t h i s H i s t o r y without d e l a y ,
io the S t a t i o n e r y O f f i c e
ths type f o r
circu­
a v a i l a b l e , but
s a l e t o the P u b l i c
appeared t o be a d v i s a b l e
Munitions
which have been
of c o p i e s of the v a r i o u s volumes- are s t i l l
It
included:­
To c o n s i d e r the q u e s t i o n - o f p u b l i s h i n g
c e r t a i n s e c t i o n s o f the H i s t o r y of the
Ministry of Munitions.
l a t e d to the v a r i o u s Government Departments.
3.
Ministry
y i v e h to t h i s Cousitttse by
on the 58th December 1982,
The e x i s t i n g H i s t o r y
consists
of the
as
i s i n v o l v e d i n the
volumes.
I t has bean p o i n t e d out t o the C 9 ^ 1 1 t e e that Volumes
9 - IS contain highly
secret matter,
able t o i s s u e to the P u b l i c .
* h i c h i t would be u n d e s i r ­
The c o a t of
b e f o r e these voluuos would be s u i t a b l e
for
the r e v i s i o n
necessary
i s s u e would t o
considerable,
5.
The Committee are o f
the
opinion;­
(a)
That the c o s t of r e - p r i n t i n g the p r e s e n t
Volume a I to X I I ;.'ouli not be j u s t i f i e d ;
(b)
That S i r Graham Greene should be authorised
to g i v e i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r the b r e a k i n g up of
t h e e x i s t i n g . " t y p e " of the H i s t o r y of the
M i n i s t r y of M u n i t i o n s ;
(o)
(u)
That from the e x i s t i n g c o p i e s of t h i s H i s t o r y
a c i r c u l a t i o n should be made t o the A d m i r a l t y
War O f f i c e , A i r M i n i s t r y , C o l o n i a l O f f i c e and
I n d i a O f f i c e f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n to the Domini
on
Governments, S t a f f C o l l e g e s , e t c ;
(d)
That any f u r t h e r c o p i e s remaining o f Volume
I t o V I I I should be d i s t r i b u t e d t o s e l e c t e d s
I n s t i t u t e s , L i b r a r i e s , e t c , i n the U n i t e d
Kingdom,
(Intd,)
E. W.
;
On b e h a l f
2, W h i t e h a l l Gardens, S V,\
0
1st February,
1983
c
of the Committee