AESPs

[Steve Bellerby]

Could anybody tell me the colour (if there was a standard one) of hardbacked AESP folders? (the ones that screwed together with brass binder screws)

[Richard Farrant]

AESP's were in blue ring binder folders.

Are you meaning the parts catalogues which were often screwed together? They were blue as well.

[fv1609]

As with EMERs the colour of the AESP binder indicates the security classification.

RED binders SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL

BLUE binders RESTRICTED and below

If AESPs of mixed security were to be filed together in a RED binder.

The pages of AESPs that are SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL should be coloured PINK or GREEN accordingly.

BLUE pages indicate immediate attention is required.

YELLOW pages indicate ACCESSION LISTS

[Steve Bellerby]

11 hours ago, Richard Farrant said:

AESP's were in blue ring binder folders.

Are you meaning the parts catalogues which were often screwed together? They were blue as well.

Thanks for responding so promptly.  I don't suppose that you know what shade of blue they were?

[Richard Farrant]

42 minutes ago, Steve Bellerby said:

Thanks for responding so promptly.  I don't suppose that you know what shade of blue they were?

Hi Steve,

I have attached a photo of a pristine parts catalogue folder in pristine condition, ie no grubby paw prints on it! You should be able to see the shade of blue.

[Steve Bellerby]

4 minutes ago, Richard Farrant said:

Hi Steve,

I have attached a photo of a pristine parts catalogue folder in pristine condition, ie no grubby paw prints on it! You should be able to see the shade of blue.

Brilliant!  That's exactly what I was looking for.  Thank you.

[fv1609]

I think you will find that blue card bolt-together or lace-together hard card folders are for WO/Army Coded publications typically for parts lists.

Unless they are extraordinarily large, parts lists in the AESP series are usually integrated with other sections of the AESP octad and presented in dark blue ring binders. EMERs through their various evolutions were in lighter blue binders, although later issues of EMERs turn up in the dark blue binders used for AESPs.