Presscuttings, correspondence and Hansard notes on Exercise 'Brave Defender', which was a 'home defence' exercise that took place from 2-13 September 1985 to give training to the new Home Service Force 9HSF), a volunteer soldier body (likened to 'Dad's Army') whose function would have been to guard 'key points' against the Soviet 'Spetsnaz'.
Greater London CouncilA paper outlining the objective and terms of reference for a study or studies of civil defence planning assumptions to be carried out on behalf of the Greater London Council. The purpose of the studies is to provide the GLC with planning assumption and other information for civil defence planning purposes.
Public Services and Fire Brigade Committee, Greater London CouncilA paper about experiments analysing the effects of a large-scale nuclear war on the global climate through the use of three dimensional climate models to simulate the effects.
S.L.Thompson, V.V.Alekdandrov, G.L.Stenchikov, S.H.Schneider, C.Covey and R.M.ChervinVIREG was a joint Home Office and local authority exercise to test the civil defence plans of local authorities in each county of Region 6. The post exercise report evaluates the exercise and gives recommendations for further action.
Home OfficeA handbook to aid local authorities in making plans for utilising suitable structures for providing civil defence shelters for the public, as required under the Civil Defence (General Local Authority Functions) Regulations 1983.
Home OfficeGuidance consolidating and replacing all emergency services (ES) circulars issued by the Home Office to local authorities before 1985.
Home OfficeA draft consolidated circular of guidance to Local Authorities on emergency planning including arrangements proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the involvement of local authorities in arrangements for food rationing in crisis and war. The report considers the material, identifies proposed Home Office policy changes and discusses practical implications.
Home OfficeCorrespondence regarding the GLAWARS including an internal appraisal report of GLAWARS Task 1.
Greater London CouncilPublished correspondence between Councillor Barton, the Chair of the National Steering Committee of Nuclear Free Zone Authorities and the editor of the Journal of the Institute of Civil Defence.
R Barton, Journal of the Institute of Civil DefencePaper prepared for the National Steering Committee setting out the Conference of Nuclear Free Local Authorities' belief in the futility of Conventional War planning in a nuclear weapons state.
Nuclear Policy Unit, Greater London CouncilPapers related to a discussion regarding contracts who work at nuclear military installations.
Policy Co-ordinating Committee, Greater London CouncilThe Consolidated Circular was a first attempt by the Home Office to update, expand and replace previous guidance to local authorities on emergency planning. The Circular looks in great detail at Civil Defence and peacetime emergency plans.
Home OfficeA paper examining the issue of civil preparedness for possible chemical or biological attacks against the backdrop of the controversial status of Civil Defence in the United Kingdom.
Stuart Kemp, South Yorkshire Fire & Civil Defence AuthorityA draft document for consultation produced for the guidance of health authorities in England.in planning the operation of the health services in war.
National Health ServiceA paper comparing the questions sent by the London Borough of Camden to the answers sent in reply by the Home Office in relation to civil defence planning assumptions.
London Borough of CamdenA discussion paper presented to the Symposium on Organisational and Behavioural Aspects of Civil Defence held on July 5th 1985 at the Polytechnic of the South Bank.
GLAWARS, Greater London CouncilNotes of a meeting held at the Home Office on 14 March 1985.
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