A meeting between employees from the Home Office, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Department of Environment and Transport, Department of Health and Social Security, GLAWARS and Polytechnic of the South Bank.
GLAWARS, Greater London CouncilA discussion paper presented to the Symposium on Organisational and Behavioural Aspects of Civil Defence held on July 5th 1985 at the Polytechnic of the South Bank.
GLAWARS, Greater London CouncilPaper setting out the GLC's policy on civil defence and the civil defence exercise INTEX 85.
Nuclear Policy Group, Greater London CouncilA paper comparing the questions sent by the London Borough of Camden to the answers sent in reply by the Home Office in relation to civil defence planning assumptions.
London Borough of CamdenPaper 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.
Nuclear Policy Unit, Greater London CouncilCorrespondence regarding the GLAWARS including an internal appraisal report of GLAWARS Task 1.
Greater London CouncilA 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.
Public Services and Fire Brigade Committee, Greater London CouncilAnnex F. The paper lists the questions put to the Home Office and the responses received regarding Civil Defence Planning Assumptions.
Greater London CouncilPresscuttings, 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'.
Greater London CouncilA draft document for consultation produced for the guidance of health authorities in England.in planning the operation of the health services in war.
National Health ServiceA paper emphasising the responsibility of community physicians for planning of health services including disaster planning.
J Stuart HornerSection 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.
Dr CrossleyA 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.
Public Services and Fire Brigade Committee, Greater London CouncilAn 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.
Alvin M. Saperstein, Universitetsforlaget