File. Armed and Besieged Criminals - Tear Gas, Signal Pistols, Grenades, Shields Etcetera

Reference No:
U DPO/10/544
Dates:
1953-1974
Description:
Includes information on use of CS Smoke with reference to problems encountered during deployment, safety equipment and treatment for those exposed, report of a working party on Armed Besieged Criminals, a paper on CP Tear Gas Guns, CS Gas, Shells and Grenades, photographs and illustrations of signal pistol flare guns and CS gas guns, details of CS devices held by forces and Home Office guidance on use, diagram of proposed defensive shield 'for dealing with persons of unsound mind' [sic], a Memorandum on Tear Gas, report of a demonstration at Porton Down, and results of discussions with the War Office regarding police use of tear gas bombs
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
2 files
Language:
Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Records of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)