Command paper

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Image:Nationalplancover.jpg A Command Paper is a document released by the British government and presented to Parliament. White Papers, Green Papers, treaties, reports from Royal Commissions and various government bodies are all released as Command Papers, so-called because they are released formally 'By Her Majesty's Command'.

Command papers are numbered and prefixed with an abbreviation of "Command" which has changed over time to allow for new sequences, as follows:

C.    1870-1899
Cd.   1900-1918
Cmd.  1919-1956
Cmnd. 1956-1986
Cm.   1986-

External links

• Command Papers at OPSI

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