Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Director General Transportation fonds
General material designation
- Textual record
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Level of description
Fonds
Reference code
CA ON00093 2019/4
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Date(s)
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1978- (Creation)
- Creator
- Canada. Dept. of National Defence. Director General Transportation
Physical description area
Physical description
3 cm of textual records
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Archival description area
Name of creator
(1978-)
Administrative history
The Director General Transportation in the 1980s and 1990s was responsible for:
- Transportation plans, systems, methods and procedures;
- Motor transport policies, regulations and orders;
- Movement policies, regulations and orders;
- Administrative motor transport requirements and establishments for bases;
- Transportation requirements for field force units;
- Organization, training, equipment, role and employment of transportation components of commands;
- Canadian Forces postal services;
- Technical training and career development of transportation personnel; and
- Financial estimates for transportation activities.
Custodial history
Scope and content
Fonds consists of the War Book for the Director General Transportation. Includes chapters on:
• the concept of transportation and postal operations;
• aim and scope;
• policy, deployment and support of forces, and responsibilities re transportation; and
• policy, responsibilities and supplementary postal services abroad.
The aim of the war book was to provide direction for transportation and postal support of the Canadian Forces during periods of crisis, emergency and war.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Fonds was received 3 April 2019 from Lt(N) Jason Delaney of the Directorate of History and Heritage in Ottawa.
Arrangement
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Location of originals
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Restrictions on access
Secret
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Unclassified
Finding aids
None
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Accruals
No further accruals are expected.