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.
Zonder titelExtracts from GLC report P1001 (20.12.83)
Zonder titelContains correspondence between the Greater London Council and the Home Office regarding the Home Office's request for local authorities to complete preparation plans required by Civil Defence Regulations 1983. Also includes a report from a GLC meeting to discuss the Home Office request.
Zonder titelContains 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'
Zonder titelPresscuttings, 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'.
Zonder titelA paper considering whether the partial evacuation of residents is a realistic possibility.
Zonder titelA study by Engineers for Nuclear Disarmament, a group of professional engineers concerned at the devastation a nuclear attack upon Britain would cause.
Zonder titelA 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.
Zonder titelAn article tracing the evolution of smart weapons and identifying the key technical advances which have made the weapons possible.
Zonder titelA conference paper
Zonder titelA paper giving new estimated figures for the effects of a nuclear explosion over London and the absolute number of radiation fatalities it would cause.
Zonder titelA survey to discover attitudes towards nuclear attacks and what Londoners think about preparations that can be made to protect London from the effects of a nuclear attack.
Zonder titelComprises papers and reports regarding the vulnerability of London including the GLAWARS Task Three report for the commissioners.
Zonder titelComprises 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.
Zonder titelComprises reports, maps showing blast effects, data and a preliminary report for Task Five.
Zonder titelContains minutes of publicity meetings, correspondence regarding a Thames Television report, press information and details of the launch for the book, 'London Under Attack'
Zonder titelContains reports and schemes regarding Local Endowed Charities (charities which have some assets held on trust for investment (capital)) in various boroughs of South London.
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