June 2002
Recent Releases at the Public Record Office
PRO
reference
CAB
184/Date
Description
CAB 21/3795 19541955
Records of the Cabinet Office: NATO: war-time
commodity problems
CAB 21/6078 1965
Cabinet Office Security Inspection
CAB 101/239 c19441978
Printed set of ministerial minutes, First Lord of the
Admiralty, (Churchill), 4 September 1939-3 May 1940
CAB 101/240 c19441978
Printed set of personal minutes, Prime Minister,
(Churchill): 17 May -31 December 1940
CAB 101/241 c19441978
Printed set of personal minutes, Prime Minister,
(Churchill): 1 January-25 December 1941
CAB 101/242 c19441978
Printed set of personal minutes, Prime Minister,
(Churchill): 2 January-31 December 1942
CAB 101/243 c19441978
Printed set of personal minutes, Prime Minister,
(Churchill): 1 January-31 December 1943
CAB 101/244 c19441978
Printed set of personal minutes, Prime Minister,
(Churchill): 2 January-31 December 1944
CAB 101/245 c19441978
Printed set of personal minutes, Prime Minister,
(Churchill): 1 January-23 July 1945
CAB 101/246 c19441978
Printed set of personal telegrams, Prime Minister,
(Churchill): 14 May-31 December 1940 (contains index)
CAB 101/247 c19441978
Printed set of personal telegrams, Prime Minister,
(Churchill): 1 January-29 December 1941 (contains
index)
CAB 101/248 c1944-
Printed set of personal telegrams
Prime Minister
1978
(Churchill): 1 January-31 December 1942 (contains
index)
CAB 101/249 c19441978
Printed set of personal telegrams, Prime Minister,
(Churchill): 1 January-31 December 1943
CAB 101/250 c19441978
Printed set of personal telegrams, Prime Minister,
(Churchill): 1 January-31 December 1944
CAB 101/251 c19441978
Printed set of personal telegrams, Prime Minister,
(Churchill): 1 January-26 July 1945
CAB 120/863 1944
Special Unnumbered
(Quebec Conference)
Signals:
CAB 120/864 1944
Special Unnumbered
(Moscow Conference)
Signals:
CAB 120/865 1944
Special Unnumbered Signals: Visit of the Prime Minister
to France
CAB 120/866 1944
Special Unnumbered Signals: Miscellaneous Telegrams
from/to the Prime Minister
CAB 120/867 19431945
Special Unnumbered Signals: Telegrams between the
Prime Minister and Montgomery/Eisenhower
CAB 120/868 1944
Special Unnumbered Signals: Telegrams between
Whitehall (including the Prime Minister) and British
Military Commanders in the Mediterranean
CAB 120/869 1945
Special Unnumbered Signals:
Alexander to the Prime Minister
CAB 120/870 1944
Special Unnumbered Signals: Telegrams from
Whitehall (including the Prime Minister) to Alexander
CAB 120/871 1945
Special Unnumbered Signals: Telegrams from the
Prime Minister to Alexander
CAB 120/872 19431945
Special Unnumbered Signals: Telegrams between the
Prime Minister and Alexander
CAB 120/873 1944
Special Unnumbered Signals: Telegrams from Wilson
to Whitehall (including the Prime Minister)
CAB 120/874 1944
Special Unnumbered Signals: Telegrams from
Whitehall (including the Prime Minister) to British
Military Commanders in the Mediterranean)
CAB 120/875 1944
Special Unnumbered Signals: Telegrams from
Whitehall (including the Prime Minister) to British
Military Commanders in the Mediterranean and the
Middle East
Operation
Octagon
Operation
Telegrams
Tolstoy
from
CAB 120/876 19421943
Special Unnumbered Signals: Miscellaneous Telegrams
(including Telegrams from/to the Prime Minister)
CAB
134/1920
19631964
"Fallex 62" Communications Planning PanelA
government test of how communications would work in
the event of a nuclear attack
CAB 184/1
1970
Central Policy Review Staff: Start up and the role of
the CPRS in central government
CAB 184/2
1970
Parliamentary Questions on the setting up and
functions of the CPRS
CAB 184/3
1970
Miscellaneous papers on the setting up of the CPRS
and its functions and role in the Whitehall departmental
system
CAB 184/4
19701971
Terms of reference of the CPRS
CAB 184/5
1971
Parliamentary Questions for the Prime Minister and
other ministers on the setting up of the CPRS
CAB 184/6
1971
Review of the economic policy on inflation and
unemployment
CAB 184/7
19681971
Departmental Research and Development
CAB 184/8
19681971
Departmental Research and Development
CAB 184/9
19681971
Departmental Research and Development
CAB 184/10
1971
Review of energy policy following the increases in oil
prices imposed by Oil Producing Export Countries
CAB 184/11
1971
Assessment of the future need, type and numbers of
nuclear reactors for the generation of electricity
CAB 184/12
1971
Review of the UK computer industry
CAB 184/13
1971
Review of the UK computer industry
CAB 184/14
1971
Review of the UK computer industry
CAB 184/15
1971
Review of the UK computer industry
CAB 184/16
1971
Consequences of HM Government cancelling the
Concorde project
CAB 184/17
1971
Concorde
CAB 184/18
1971
Concorde
CAB 184/19
1971
Concorde
CAB 184/20
19701971
Commercial and economic prospects for Concorde
CAB 184/21
19701971
Function and terms of reference for the new Chief
Scientific Adviser on the departure of Sir Solly
Zuckerman
CAB 184/22
1971
Arrangements for an "Early Warning System" designed
to keep a watch on emerging issues that may become
major topical news
CAB 184/23
1971
Arrangements for an "Early Warning System" designed
to keep a watch on emerging issues that may become
major topical news
CAB 184/24
1971
Arrangements for an "Early Warning System" designed
to keep a watch on emerging issues that may become
major topical news
CAB 184/25
1971
Definition of the Government's major objectives
CAB 184/26
1971
Definition of the Government's major objectives
CAB 184/27
1971
Definition of the Government's major objectives
CAB 184/28
1971
Definition of the Government's major objectives
CAB 184/29
19701971
Setting up of the Programme Analysis Review
CAB 184/30
19701971
Setting up of the Programme Analysis Review
CAB 184/31
1971
Weekend discussion group: the future of growth
industries and expected technological advances
CAB 184/32
1971
Programme analysis and review of 1972
CAB 184/33
1971
The electric car
CO
1030/1586
19631964
Records of the Colonial Office, Commonwealth and
Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, Empire
Marketing Board, and related bodies: Hong Kong
deportations
DEFE 13/823 19741975
Records of the Ministry of Defence: Chemical and
biological research
DEFE 24/551 19661973
Chemical and biological warfare weapons
DEFE 24/791 1972
Chemical and biological warfare
DEFE 24/792 1972
Chemical and biological warfare
DEFE 24/891 19721973
Disarmament and arms control: chemical and biological
warfare
DO 35/1107
(this
file
contains
two
orderable
units - the
WX
files
below
in
italics)
Records created or inherited by the Dominions
Office, and of the Commonwealth Relations and
Foreign and Commonwealth Offices: UK - Eire
Political & Constitutional Relations - War Aspect
WX 1/41
Alleged plans for IRA attack on N. Ireland
WX 1/78
Report on General Situation
DO 35/4629
19561957
Central Africa Department: Means of enhancing the
status of the federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
[direct access to the Queen]
FO 778/36
19521953
Records created and inherited by the Foreign
Office: Mrs Donald MacLean and Burgess and
MacLean case in general
HW 2/100
19171939
Records created and inherited by Government
Communications Headquarters (GCHQ): Reports of
German wireless telegraphy activity from the First
World War and the late 1930s, covering the expansion
of the German Air Force; includes comparison with RAF
HW 2/101
19171939
Records created and inherited by Government
Communications Headquarters (GCHQ): Reports of
German wireless telegraphy activity from the First
World War and the late 1930s, covering the expansion
of the German Air Force; includes comparison with RAF
KV 3/10
19391978
Records of the Security Service: German Espionage
in South Africa, 1939-1945. This file was created to
house a paper written in 1978 by Miss Pat McCallum, a
researcher for the history: "British Intelligence in the
Second World War". It is a lucid and fully-researched
account of German intelligence activities in South Africa
during the Second World War, based on the relevant
MI5 files of the period.
MT 162/4
1919
Records created or inherited by the Transport
Departments and of related bodies, and of the
London Passenger Transport Board: Trafficator
signalling device for cars: 1 photograph
MT 162/5
1920
Dust preventer and anti-mud splash device for cars: 1
photograph
MT 162/13
19301939
Train wheel and braking device: 1 photograph
MT 162/14
1938
Experimental pedestrian safety devices: traffic light
system and automatic electrical magnetic car stop;
artists impressions and plan