Admiralty Board
Britishnoun
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Sir Henry was called to the Admiralty to replace Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Blake as assistant chief of staff and a member of the controlling Admiralty Board.
From Time Magazine Archive
What Mr. Churchill really did fail in was underestimating the strength of the " red tape " which bound him so securely in his dealings with the Admiralty Board and the War Office.
From Time Magazine Archive
—Ministry, appointment, 57, 66-69; relation with Privy Council and Cabinet, 60-61; Treasury, 62; Admiralty Board, 62; Lord High Chancellorship, 63; the secretaries of state, 63-64; the administrative boards, 64; responsibility, 70, 128-130; proceedings, 71-73.
From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin
But if the Admiralty Board is responsible through the first lord for the preparation of the estimates, it is also charged with the business of supervising expenditure.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
The room in which our councils met was the same old Admiralty Board room that had been used for centuries.
From The Victory At Sea by Hendrick, Burton J.
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