Fleet Air Arm Meteorological Branch duties Grapple Z tests at Christmas Island

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Dear Royal Navy,

Please will you kindly provide the following information and details for the below:

All documents and reports relating to the planning of duties for all members of the Met Branch leading up to, during, and after each Grapple Z detonation;

All information held regarding Fleet Air Arm Met Branch duties for the Grapple Z tests at Christmas Island;

The details about the type of recordings or measurements that were made by Met branch personnel as part of their duties;

The training logs/materials for Met branch personnel;

The number of Fleet Air Arm Met branch personnel (and their titles/roles) that were stationed at Christmas Island from 1 August 1958 to 14 February 1959; and,

The location of Met branch personnel’s sleeping quarters on the island.

In addition, please can you also kindly provide details about where these Met branch personnel were stationed at each of the Grapple Z tests- at detonation and immediately afterwards.

Many thanks for the time taken to answer the above.

Yours faithfully,

K Keeley-Jones

Roberts, Rebecca C2 (DBS CIO-KI Records-4), Royal Navy

Dear K. Keeley-Jones,

 

I have received your request for information FOI2020/09757 below.

 

Dear Royal Navy, Please will you kindly provide the following information
and details for the below: All documents and reports relating to the
planning of duties for all members of the Met Branch leading up to,
during, and after each Grapple Z detonation; All information held
regarding Fleet Air Arm Met Branch duties for the Grapple Z tests at
Christmas Island; The details about the type of recordings or measurements
that were made by Met branch personnel as part of their duties; The
training logs/materials for Met branch personnel; The number of Fleet Air
Arm Met branch personnel (and their titles/roles) that were stationed at
Christmas Island from 1 August 1958 to 14 February 1959; and, The location
of Met branch personnel’s sleeping quarters on the island. In addition,
please can you also kindly provide details about where these Met branch
personnel were stationed at each of the Grapple Z tests- at detonation and
immediately afterwards. Many thanks for the time taken to answer the
above. Yours faithfully, K Keeley-Jones

 

In order to ensure the searches of our holdings are accurate can I ask you
to confirm that by Met Branch you are referring to the Meteorological
Branch?

 

Yours sincerely DBS KI-RR FOI Team

Dear Rebecca C2 (DBS CIO-KI Records-4),

Many thanks. To confirm:

The Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Meteorological Branch.

Yours sincerely,

Kkeeleyjones

Dear Roberts, Rebecca C2 (DBS CIO-KI Records-4),

Please can you provide a response as I have not had any further correspondence. My understanding that this would be required by today in accordance with the law, however, I do appreciate the likely additional pressures due to SARS CoV2, at present.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

KKeeleyJones

Roberts, Rebecca C2 (DBS CIO-KI Records-4), Royal Navy

Dear K. Keeley-Jones

Please accept my apologies for the delay in response to your request for information. Due to the Coovid19 Pandemic lockdown there is a backlog of FOI requests. I can confirm that your request has been received and is in process. I anticipate you should receive a response to your request for information shortly.

DBS KI-RR FOI Team

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Dear Roberts, Rebecca C2 (DBS CIO-KI Records-4),

Many thanks for your reply. Please can you provide an estimated date of when this will be completed and responded to?

Yours sincerely,

Kkeeleyjones

Roberts, Rebecca C2 (DBS CIO-KI Records-4), Royal Navy

I am back in office Thirsday 29th October. For record transfer enquiries
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Matt Taylor on ext 25252.

DBS KI-RR FOI (MULTIUSER), Royal Navy

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Dear K. Keeley-Jones,

 

My apologies for the delay in responding to your request for information.

 

Please find attached a response to your request for information
FOI2020/09757 and attached documents.

 

DBS KI-RR FOI Team