| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, grant overview, newsletters, academic journals, newspaper cuttings, copies of published material, reports and funding requests relating to the British American Security Information Council (BASIC). Funding source(s): Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust, Barrow Cadbury Fund Ltd. Applicant overview: BASIC was established in 1986 for the purpose of educating the public in the US and UK about a possible change of defence policy in Britain, by organising a better flow of information on national security issues between the two countries. BASIC functions primarily as a research organisation and became a registered charity in 1991. Nature of support: In 1989 the Trust approved three annual grants of up to £10,000 per annum to BASIC. In 1990 outstanding payments to BASIC by the Fund were transferred to the Trust. Minutes: B&GSCT 7212, B&GSCT 7616, BCF 3117. Notes: File organised from newest to oldest. File numbered '2/10/3'. |