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Series details for: A2691
Series number
A2691
Title
Minute Secretary's (F.R. Sinclair, then H.L. Port) Handwritten Notes on Meetings of the War Cabinet
Accumulation dates
05 Jan 1942 - 19 Jan 1946
Contents dates
05 Jan 1942 - 29 Jan 1946
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Agency/person recording
  • 05 Jan 1942 - 19 Jan 1946
    CA 1468, War Cabinet Secretariat
Agency/person controlling
  • 14 Apr 1942 -
    CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office
System of arrangement/ control
chronological by date of meeting
Range of control symbols
Nil(dates only): 5.1.1942-19.1.1946 [20.4.1942-11.6.1942 missing]
Predominant physical format
PAPER FILES AND DOCUMENTS
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The notebooks consist of manuscript notes of meetings of the War Cabinet. The notes record the time, date and place of meeting and those present. All decisions are recorded as well as details of papers read to meeting and information conveyed to the meeting. There is some record of discussion.

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Date registered
03 Aug 1988