The Trade Division[1] was a Directorate of the
British Admiralty, Naval Staff responsible for all matters in relation to U.K. Trade Defence [2] from 1914 until 1928 and then again from 1939 to 1961.
History
Before to 1909 responsibility for Trade Protection lay with the Trade Division that was then part of the
Naval Intelligence Department until August 1909 when following restructuring within that department the division was abolished.[3] In February 1913 discussions took place to enquire about the setting up of a Trade Branch as part of the
Operations Division[4] of the
Admiralty War Staff. Despite recommendations put forward as to its name and remit the
First Lord of the Admiralty,
Winston Churchill did not agree to its creation until April 1914; he referred to it at this point as the Trade Section [5] In August 1914 the division was formally established as part of the Admiralty War Staff when that department was abolished in May 1917 the division came under the responsibility of the
Admiralty Naval Staff. In 1928 the Trade Division was abolished as part of cost savings measures with the Admiralty [6] and its functions were merged with the
Plans Division.[6] The Trade Division developed rapidly from very small beginnings to one of the largest organisations within the Naval Staff under its own
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff it first operated until 1928 when it was abolished. However the division was revived again with advent of
World War II in May 1939 [6] and continued to operate through the
Cold War period until 1961 when it was amalgamated with the
Operations Division to form a new
Trade and Operations Division (Royal Navy) in 1961.[7]
Black, Nicholas (2009). The British Naval Staff in the First World War. Boydell Press.
ISBN9781843834427.
Friedman, Norman (2014). Naval Anti-Aircraft Guns and Gunnery. Seaforth Publishing.
ISBN9781473853089.
Mackie, Colin. (2011). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865". gulabin.com. Colin Mackie.
Seligmann, Matthew S. (2012). The Royal Navy and the German Threat 1901-1914: Admiralty Plans to Protect British Trade in a War Against Germany. OUP Oxford.
ISBN9780199574032.
Further reading
Rodger N.A.M. (1979), The Admiralty, Offices of State, Terrance Dalton Ltd, Lavenham, England.
ISBN0900963948
The Trade Division[1] was a Directorate of the
British Admiralty, Naval Staff responsible for all matters in relation to U.K. Trade Defence [2] from 1914 until 1928 and then again from 1939 to 1961.
History
Before to 1909 responsibility for Trade Protection lay with the Trade Division that was then part of the
Naval Intelligence Department until August 1909 when following restructuring within that department the division was abolished.[3] In February 1913 discussions took place to enquire about the setting up of a Trade Branch as part of the
Operations Division[4] of the
Admiralty War Staff. Despite recommendations put forward as to its name and remit the
First Lord of the Admiralty,
Winston Churchill did not agree to its creation until April 1914; he referred to it at this point as the Trade Section [5] In August 1914 the division was formally established as part of the Admiralty War Staff when that department was abolished in May 1917 the division came under the responsibility of the
Admiralty Naval Staff. In 1928 the Trade Division was abolished as part of cost savings measures with the Admiralty [6] and its functions were merged with the
Plans Division.[6] The Trade Division developed rapidly from very small beginnings to one of the largest organisations within the Naval Staff under its own
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff it first operated until 1928 when it was abolished. However the division was revived again with advent of
World War II in May 1939 [6] and continued to operate through the
Cold War period until 1961 when it was amalgamated with the
Operations Division to form a new
Trade and Operations Division (Royal Navy) in 1961.[7]
Black, Nicholas (2009). The British Naval Staff in the First World War. Boydell Press.
ISBN9781843834427.
Friedman, Norman (2014). Naval Anti-Aircraft Guns and Gunnery. Seaforth Publishing.
ISBN9781473853089.
Mackie, Colin. (2011). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865". gulabin.com. Colin Mackie.
Seligmann, Matthew S. (2012). The Royal Navy and the German Threat 1901-1914: Admiralty Plans to Protect British Trade in a War Against Germany. OUP Oxford.
ISBN9780199574032.
Further reading
Rodger N.A.M. (1979), The Admiralty, Offices of State, Terrance Dalton Ltd, Lavenham, England.
ISBN0900963948