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Bureau of Naval Weapons Stored at the Washington National Records . LEAVE BLANK REQUEST FOR RECORDS •DISPOSITION AUTHORITY JOB •NO. (See Instructions on reverse) N1-402-89-1 TO: GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION DATE REC//;~/9/ NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE, WASHINGTON, DC 20408 -- 1. FROM (Agency or establishment) NOTIFICATION TO AGENCY DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY In accordance with the provisions of 44 U.S.C 3303a 2. MAJOR SUBDIVISION the disposal request. including amendments. is approved except for items that may be marked "disposition not BUREAU OF NAVAL WEAPONS approved" or "withdrawn" in column 10. If no records 3. MINOR SUBDIVISION are proposed for disposal. the Signature of the Archivist is not required. \,. - 4. NAME OF PERSON WITH WHOM TO CONFER 5. TELEPHONE EXT. ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITEO STATES R.W. MACKAY (202)501-6048 D~;11( ~ -::::::--.,~ 6. CERTIFICATE OF AGENCY REPRESENTATIVE I hereby certify that I am authorized to act for this agency in matters pertaining to the disposal of the agency's records; that the records proposed for disposal in this Request of 64 page(s) are not now needed for the business of this agency or will not be needed after the retention periods specified; and that written concurrence from the General Accounting Office, if required under the provisions of Title 8 of the GAO Manual for Guidance of Federal Agencies, is attached. A. GAO concurrence: D is attached; or ~ is unnecessary. B. DATE - D. TITLE C. ~TU~E 0 GE~ESENTATIVE ~ ~.~~ E.W. ALLER, CAPT, ~SN DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY RECORDS MANAGER 9. GRS OR 10. ACTION 7. 8. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM SUPERSEDED TAKEN ITEM (With Inclusive Dates or Retention Periods) JOB (NARSUSE NO. CITATION ONLY) Records of the Bureau of Naval Weapons The Bureau of Naval Weapons was established in the Navy Department by an act of 18 August 19~9, and assigned functions which had previously been performed by the Bureau of Aeronautics and the Bureau of Ordnance. The Bureau of Naval Weapons was responsible for all functions relating to Naval arms and armament and all functions relating to Navy and Marine Corps aircraft and their supporting equipment. The Bureau was also responsible for the management and control of all of the shore activities of the former Bureau of Ordnance and Bureau of Aeronautics. The Bureau of Naval Weapons was disestablished in 1966 and its functions again separated and assigned to the newly created Naval Ordnance Systems Command and Naval Air Systems Command. Both of the newly created systems commands operated under the direction of the Chief of Naval Material. On the following 62 pages of this Request for Records Disposition AuAb2~~ty 33~ accessions (6,371 cubic feet) of ~SHr~9 records through its disestablishment in 1966 are grouped into 53 archival series and described. The accessions included in each series and their volume as well as 115-108 NSN 7540-()(H)34-4064 STANDARD FORM 115 (REV. 8-83) Prescribed by GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.4 • ·~IJOB~NO'--~!PAG~C- .REQU~ST FOR RECORDS DISPOSITION AUTHORITY - CONTINUATION Nl-402-89-1 J 2 OF 64 9. G!iS OR : 10 ACTION 7 8. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM SUPERSEDE'D TAKEN ITEM I (With Inclulluc Date. or Retention Periods) JOB (NARS USE NO. CITATI0N \ oru. YJ disposition for each is included. All records included in this request are located at the Washington National Records Center and allocated to Record Group 4J2. The majority of the records described here have been recommended for permanent retention; many other records of the Bureau have already been disposed of under previously approved records disposal schedules. Even though designated Permanent, disposable materials are often intermingled with permanent records and the separation cannot be readily accomplished until the records are transferred to the ~ational Archives. After transfer, the National Archives will remove records authorized for destruction under the following: 1. Records that are disposable under approved Navy and Marine Corps disposition authorities. 2. Records that are disposable under the General Records Schedule. 3. Nonrecord material including duplicate copies. 4. Any specific portion of a series identified as disposable in the disposition section of this Request for Records Disposition Autho=ity. In addition to the disposable records referred to above, there may be disposable material, including duplicate copies, among records relating to research and development, including scientific and technical reports and contracts. The National ~rchives will retain only those records that relatel to significant projects and activities. To help determine which records are "significant" the . National Archives staff will consult, as I appropriate, with the staffs of the Naval Alr I Systems Command, the Naval Sea Systems Command, and other experts on the subjects of naval aviation and naval ordnance. :15·204 Four copies, includIng origInal to be sub rnit ted STANDARD FORM 115 A ("E':. 12 83) to the National Archives and Records Service. Preser .ue c bv GSA FPtv1R (41 CFR) 101·11 L • • 1 GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE. Unclassified and Confidential. 1959-63. 1435 cu. ft. Arranged in annilq1 segments and within each of these according to two filing systems, the first section by SSIC number, the second by the earlier Navy Fd l.f ng Manual desLgnat Lons , Chronological copies of outgoing corre- spcr.de nc e ("day files") are :i.ncludedwith the small 1959 accession and thre~ other accessions are composed entirely of day files. A. Re commend ed Jisposition: Permanent; transfer to NARA. Justification: These records are part of the documentation of the Bureau's primary program functions. They continue and corr.plementearlier se r+es of genera~ corresponde~ce created by the predecessor Burea~ of Ordnance (seQ draft schedule for RG 74, item 1) and Bureau of Aeronau~i~~ ~items 3 and 5, NCl-72-84-l). Day files are usable as finding aids. R.C. Accessions: 62A-2608 C i3o'l<t!S 1/-40)1959) 63.4.-2254(8o""~S 1-~~.J(l960) 8.3-9Z" IIZ-II'-" "2-~~) 2../4-- Z/7 J a..v..d 2../9) 63B-2254 (1960) 64A-3410 (?Jo~s 1-6-'" (l%1)~6-7~ f4........J 17 2.-/:7G.) 64t.3594* (1961 eay filctH- 6 65A-4364 (..too ~I!.S 1- "ltl962) '3-7~J 9/-741 14 OJ-/70J o....-d ,? s: -l7s) 65A=4~79. (1962 aa) fi1eB) 66A-4345 (P.J (J><'.S /-v{r'J ~ ~-'-6.4; 1rr-S"~ J 30 -/~-0 <t- d 15"t.. - ISS 66A 4Mb H%J eay fihs) t8 . e~__ e.__d. d'UIS a "'~fHHcates accessiolis IWLI fOJlftdJ in locatiOn -~.m ~ rOSrl-IQ.-f ~ VeJ'"rro'lIHt.-eO'cOo-"I-t:',7' dpsignated iR p~iR~8~ ft,~I1-z.~-=4 l3o")(eS 1"<f-«z) +e-e«: 117-'7', a..o~-"2/31 2.IS, <0.. d 2z~-Z-39 c,,--i A -.;'-4(0 T:3o~s .$ 7- '5'; ~.,. <;4 -)4 3,-It. 7-1'), ~.J '77-12.2- ~~-A·16".q. 130000s 64~'Z, 74-'t!J~ 9.s~4a/ 1'/~/74, 1?T-/8''£ ~~A-·43A.s- B61C:~S4f-6""S, ~5-? ~ ?I-n--" 1~-2."'/S6-; IS"'-/'4 • • 2 GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE. Secret 1960-63. 1493 cu. ft. Arranged in annual segments, thereunder according to two filing systems - the first part of each accession numerically by SSIC number, the remainder by the old Navy Filing Manual designations. The 1960 accession (63A-278l) reverses this sequence, with SSIC files following NFM files. In each accession secret contracts are interfiled in the NFM portion under the letter "N". Recommended Disposition: Permanent; transfer to NARA. Justification: These records are part of the documentation of the Bureau's primary program functions at a high level of security classifiction. They continue and complement earlier series of secret general correspondence created by the predecessor Bureau of Ordnance (see draft schedule for RG 74, item 2) and Bureau of Aeronautics (item 1, NCl-72-84-l). R.C. Accessions: 63A-278l (1960) 64B-3953 (1961) 65B-4622 to 65R-4622 (1962) 66A-4477 (1963) • • 3 INDEX CARDS ("SOURCE CARDS") TO GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE. 1961-66. 44 cu. ft. Secret. These are 5 x 8 cards apparently used for control of incoming classified correspondence and messages. Cards show name of sender, addressee, description of document, date, number ,of copies, file number, and routing of action copy. Arranged in yearly blocks, thereunder alphabetically by name of source or subject. Cards for messages are kept separately, arranged by date. Retired by Naval Air Systems Command. Recommended Disposition: Permanent; transfer to NARA. Justification: This appears to be a usable finding aid for Bureau of Naval Weapons classified correspondence, the only one of its kind to come to light, and it should have value for future reference use of the records. R.C. Accessions: 72A-1599 • • 4 MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE HISTORIAN'S OFFICE. 1919-68. Unclassified and Confidential. 15 cu. ft. Consists chiefly of material assembled by the Bureau historian, including copies of reports of significant Navy boards (Arnold, Pirie, Flatley, Libby), reports on Bureau organization, program management directives and studies, some aircraft technical reports, copies of speeches and reports of conferences, some data on exploitation of German scientists (Project Paperclip), voluminous records relating to the construction of a replica of the Navy's first heavier-than-air aircraft, (the Curtiss A-1) in 1961, and copies of command histories and technical histories of various Naval air installations. Recommended Disposition: Permanent; transfer to NARA. Justification: Records have obvious historical and research value. R.C. Accessions: 71A-1087 71A-2207 • • 5 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RECORDS. 1957-69. Confidential 42 cu. ft. Grant Aid and Foreign Military Sales case files concerning the supply of equipment and services to foreign governments. Case files include correspondence, messages, memoranda, requisitions, etc., concerning procurement or transfer of equipment and performance of routine services, such as overhaul and repair.
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