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- 1934-1983 (Création/Production)
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Étendue matérielle et support
6 boxes or 0.06m3 and one file
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Notice biographique
Born 1913; Lt, Royal Scots Greys, 1939; service in Middle East and Italy, World War Two; in charge of Directorate for re-education and repatriation of German POWs, under Foreign Office Political Intelligence Department, 1946; Capt, A Sqn, Royal Scots Greys, Germany, 1948; service with Army, Navy and Air Force Intelligence Centre, Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire, 1950-1952; Military Attache, British Embassy, Rangoon, Burma, 1954-1957; retired from Army, 1960; service in Joint Intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Defence, 1964-1971; Director of Overseas Defence Relations, Ministry of Defence, 1971-1980; retired, 1980.
Histoire archivistique
GB 0099 KCLMA Berger 1934-1983 Collection (Fonds) 6 boxes or 0.06m3 and one file Berger , Oliver Charles , 1913-1998 , Colonel
Born 1913; Lt, Royal Scots Greys, 1939; service in Middle East and Italy, World War Two; in charge of Directorate for re-education and repatriation of German POWs, under Foreign Office Political Intelligence Department, 1946; Capt, A Sqn, Royal Scots Greys, Germany, 1948; service with Army, Navy and Air Force Intelligence Centre, Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire, 1950-1952; Military Attache, British Embassy, Rangoon, Burma, 1954-1957; retired from Army, 1960; service in Joint Intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Defence, 1964-1971; Director of Overseas Defence Relations, Ministry of Defence, 1971-1980; retired, 1980.
Placed in the Centre by the family in 2000
Papers, of Col Oliver Charles Berger, 1934-1983, comprising:
Papers relating to Berger's education and early career, including: notes and essays on the history of political thought, 1934; Wilton Park Training Centre lecture notes and leaflets for German POWs 1946; correspondence relating to Berger's appointments and awards, 1946-1958; standing orders, memoranda and notes relating to A Sqn, Royal Scots Greys, Lopshorn Training Camp, Germany, Jul-Aug 1948; annual confidential reports on Berger, 1951-1953 and 1955-1957.
Papers relating to diplomatic service and international relations, 1954-1980, including: reports, correspondence, guest lists and notes relating to Berger's service as Military Attache, British Embassy, Rangoon, Burma, 1954-1957, with notes on visits to London by senior Burmese military personnel, 1956. General background information, 1956-1983, including: US government publication, `Mutual inspection for peace', [1956], relating to the role of aerial reconnaissance and photographic interpretation in US-USSR mutual inspection and peace-keeping; press cuttings, 1961-1980, chiefly relating to the Middle East, Africa, USSR, South East Asia and British nuclear policy; speeches made by Sir Alec Douglas-Home as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 1970-1971.
The files are arranged broadly chronologically, as described in Scope and Content.
Some material is closed, pending review in 2010. Other material is open, subject to signature of Reader's undertaking form, and appropriate provision of a letter of introduction.
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archives and Corporate Records Services.
English
Collection level description
Compiled by Kate O'Brien, Oct 2003. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Oct 2003 Wars (events) Africa Berger , Oliver Charles , 1913-1998 , Colonel British Army Central Africa Defence Diplomacy East Africa Eastern Europe East West relations Foreign relations Home , Alexander Frederick , Douglas- , 1903-1995 , Baron Home of the Hirsel , statesman x Douglas-Home , Alexander Frederick x Home of the Hirsel , Baron International conflicts International relations Middle East Military liaison Military missions Myanmar South East Asia Southern Africa State security USSR War War prisoners War victims West Africa World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945)
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Placed in the Centre by the family in 2000
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Papers, of Col Oliver Charles Berger, 1934-1983, comprising:
Papers relating to Berger's education and early career, including: notes and essays on the history of political thought, 1934; Wilton Park Training Centre lecture notes and leaflets for German POWs 1946; correspondence relating to Berger's appointments and awards, 1946-1958; standing orders, memoranda and notes relating to A Sqn, Royal Scots Greys, Lopshorn Training Camp, Germany, Jul-Aug 1948; annual confidential reports on Berger, 1951-1953 and 1955-1957.
Papers relating to diplomatic service and international relations, 1954-1980, including: reports, correspondence, guest lists and notes relating to Berger's service as Military Attache, British Embassy, Rangoon, Burma, 1954-1957, with notes on visits to London by senior Burmese military personnel, 1956. General background information, 1956-1983, including: US government publication, `Mutual inspection for peace', [1956], relating to the role of aerial reconnaissance and photographic interpretation in US-USSR mutual inspection and peace-keeping; press cuttings, 1961-1980, chiefly relating to the Middle East, Africa, USSR, South East Asia and British nuclear policy; speeches made by Sir Alec Douglas-Home as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 1970-1971.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
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Mode de classement
The files are arranged broadly chronologically, as described in Scope and Content.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Some material is closed, pending review in 2010. Other material is open, subject to signature of Reader's undertaking form, and appropriate provision of a letter of introduction.
Conditions de reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archives and Corporate Records Services.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
- latin
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English
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Mots-clés - Sujets
- Sûreté de l'État » Défense
- Relations internationales » Relations extérieures » Diplomatie
- Relations internationales » Relations Est-Ouest
- Relations internationales » Relations extérieures
- Conflit international
- Relations internationales
- Sûreté de l'État
- Conflit international » Guerre
- Conflit international » Victime de guerre » Prisonnier de guerre
- Conflit international » Victime de guerre
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Langue(s)
- anglais