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A report considering the 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. It identifies proposed Home Office policy changes and discusses practical implications.

Annex F. The paper lists the questions put to the Home Office and the responses received regarding Civil Defence Planning Assumptions.

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.

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

An article by Alvin M. Saperstein published in vol.14 no.4 of Bulletin of Peace Proposals, a quarterly journal discussing contemporary international and intergroup affairs and searching for peaceful solutions to conflict situations.

A 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.

Articles and adverts for publications regarding nuclear weapons and nuclear war.

A research proposal by members of the Climate Research Unit.

A paper presented at the Symposium on the Medical Aspects of Nuclear War on 21st September 1985.

Task outlines and outcomes for 11 of the 12 tasks required by the GLAWARS. Task Eight: Impact on Biosphere During the First 2 Years After an Attack is not included.

Comprises an annotated bibliography of essential texts regarding nuclear weapons and their effects and a draft GLAWARS report for Task Two.

Comprises papers and a preliminary report for Task Seven.

Comprises a report on the economic aspects of a nuclear strike on London and the terms of reference for Task Ten.