The 1915 – 1984 Cabinet Papers are stored at the National Archives. These documents are private and confidential documents; however, have been released under the 30 year rule. Digitised documents include conclusions of cabinet meetings; cabinet memoranda; cabinet secretary’s notebooks; and the cabinet office precedent books, detailing Cabinet procedures. Not surprisingly, the release of these papers has created media interest.
The Cabinet Papers tend to follow a formal structure and style, detailed below. Readers should take into account margin notes as these may refer to other documents/meetings.