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Comprises correspondence and papers providing information on the background to the GLAWARS and its terms of reference.

Contains GLC press release 'What Happens When the Bombs Hit London?', the GLAWARS Commissioners and Rapporteur, a report by the Commissioners about the GLAWARS, a map of likely attack on London, a 'London Under Attack' book jacket, and publication entitled 'Civil Defence for London; The Greater London Area War Risk Study (GLAWARS)'

A paper outlining the objectives and terms of reference for a study of civil defence planning assumptions to be carried out on behalf of the Greater London Council.

Contains detials about the seven GLAWARS commissioners, their roles, memorandum and meeting minutes.

Contains a foreword by Ken Livingstone, two postcards, a map of possible targets in and around London, 2 photomontage posters on Civil Defence, and the following publications;

'Why the GLC Disagrees with the Government',

'London and the Defence Industry'

'London as a Nuclear Free Zone'

'What Would it be Like After Nuclear Attack? A View from Inside the Civil Defence Establishment'

'Blackout to Whitewash: Civil Defence Since 1937, A GLC Exhibition'

'Doctors and the Bomb; An Article from the British Medical Journal'

A paper setting out the long-term biological consequences of nuclear war for the entire planet.

GLAWARS newsletters, meetings and progress reports and minutes of meetings held with the Home office regarding GLAWARS on 9 January 1985 and 28 May 1985.

Comprises an overview of the Parliamentary questions and answers, relevant extracts from the written answers and an extract from a House of Commons debate.

Presscuttings relating to Civil Defence and Nuclear War

Press cuttings from various publications including Time Out, The Guardian, New Statesman, New Scientist and Architects Journal regarding the GLAWARS and the publishing of 'London Under Attack'

Contains minutes of publicity meetings, correspondence regarding a Thames Television report, press information and details of the launch for the book, 'London Under Attack'

Publishing contracts with Basil Blackwell Publishers and proofs of the book's cover

A paper giving new estimated figures for the effects of a nuclear explosion over London and the absolute number of radiation fatalities it would cause.

A report examining East Sussex County Council's existing arrangements for monitoring for radioactivity.

Comprises the terms of reference for Task Eleven and the GLAWARS report on the Task for the commissioners.

Comprises reports, maps showing blast effects, data and a preliminary report for Task Five.

Comprises terms of reference for Task Four, GLAWARS reports, a London Civil Defence Survey carried out by Market & Opinion Research International (MORI) and the Task Four report for the GLAWARS commissioners.

Comprises the objectives of Task Nine and four subsections: food; water, nutrition and environmental health; energy; social aspects.