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Cabinet Secretaries’ Histories

Asked for information about the written histories of Cabinet Secretaries and the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), the PMOS replied that there were a series of official histories, and this commission would take its place in that rich tradition of histories. The official history programme was intended to provide authoritative histories of events in British history, be a reliable source for historians and be a source of experience for future Government use. The PMOS said that Ian Beasley was writing the official history of the Cabinet Secretaries and Dr. Michael Goodman was writing the official history of the JIC.

Asked what the timeline was, the PMS said that the history of the JIC would be from the JIC’s origins in 1936 to at least the end of the Cold War. With regards to the Cabinet Secretaries’ histories, they would explore changes in their roles, with special reference to 1945 to 2002.

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