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Four quarterly newsletters for Rubik Cube addicts

Issue 1 Autumn 1981

Issue 2 Spring 1982

Issue 3 & 4 Spring & Summer 1982

Issues 5 & 6 Autumn & Winter 1982

Press cuttings relating to David Singmaster's research and solution to the Rubik Cube

Various metagrobological and mathematical academic papers. Written by David Singmaster whilst working in the School of Computing, Information Systems and Mathematics at South Bank University.

Contains the records of the Greater London Area War Risk Study arranged into the following sections:

GLAWARS/1 Home Office

GLAWARS/2 Greater London Council (GLC)

GLAWARS/3 Research Materials

GLAWARS/4 Background, Terms of Reference and Research Task Outlines

GLAWARS/5 Newsletters, Progress Reports, Home Office and Consultants' Meetings

GLAWARS/6 Commissioners

GLAWARS/7 Presscuttings

GLAWARS/8 'London Under Attack'

Reports, circulars, speeches and papers from the Home Office regarding emergency planning and civil defence in local authorities.

The 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.

A 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.

Press release includes transcript of the address by the Home Secretary to the Annual General meeting of the Society of Industrial Emergency Services Officers on 28 November 1984.

Guidance consolidating and replacing all emergency services (ES) circulars issued by the Home Office to local authorities before 1985.

A 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.

A Report by the Home Office Working Party established to consider advice from the Medical Research Council's Committee on Protection Against Ionizing Radiations on Radiation Hazards in Nuclear War.

VIREG 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.

Contents includes a question on Nuclear Weapon Verification [Col.1008] and a motion on the Soviet Union: Relations with the East [Col.1012]

A Home Office circular up-dating and expanding guidance contained in a previous Circular No.76/69 drawing attention to the need for local authorities to be prepared to deal with an emergency arising from flooding or gales and likely to disrupt public services.

Comprises reports, papers and correspondence created by the Greater London Council regarding civil defence, emergency planning, the GLAWARS and the Civil Defence (General Local Authority Functions) Regulations 1983.

A report summarising the findings of surveys carried out in connection with the flood warning practice, particularly in relation to the audibility of the flood warning sirens and the public's awareness and understanding of the warning system. It examines option for improving the systems and puts forwards recommendations.

Joint report for the Public Services and Fire Brigade Committee, the Planning Committee and the Transport Committee of the Greater London Committee following an initiative of Manchester City Council to call on the Government to refrain from manufacturing or positioning nuclear weapons within the Greater London area.

Report containing a summary of the new Civil Defence (General Local Authority Functions) Regulations and recommendations for the Public Services and Fire Brigade Committee Staff Committee of the Greater London Council.