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Paper setting out the GLC's policy on civil defence and the civil defence exercise INTEX 85.

Paper 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.

Correspondence regarding the GLAWARS including an internal appraisal report of GLAWARS Task 1.

Part III, Sections 1 to 4 of the War Emergency Plan covering: Works (General); Works (Buildings and Roads); Works (Public Hygiene Services); Works (Liaison Services). Also includes information on organisations involved in Home Defence, the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisations, advice to the public on protection against nuclear attack and a bibliography.

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'

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'.

A 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.

Comprises presscuttings, scientific articles and government papers on civil defence, emergency planning and local and global effects of nuclear war or attacks.

The records were compiled as research material for the GLAWARS.

Presscuttings relating to Civil Defence and Nuclear War

Section of a paper by Dr Crossley which outlines his views on the nature of a Soviet attack. It differs from other experts in the field in that he argues that an all-out nuclear strike would occur within a few hours of a conflict being declared.

A draft document for consultation produced for the guidance of health authorities in England.in planning the operation of the health services in war.

A paper originally presented in preliminary format at a Symposium on the Medical Aspects of Nuclear War in September 1985,

A paper emphasising the responsibility of community physicians for planning of health services including disaster planning.