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Series
Ministry of Food: Establishment Department: British Food Mission, Ottawa
Catalogue reference: MAF 104
What's it about?
MAF 104
The files, which deal with arrangements of food supplies, are not a single series and apparently originated with the British Food Mission.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MAF 104
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Food: Establishment Department: British Food Mission, Ottawa
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1943-1953
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Description (What the record is about)
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The files, which deal with arrangements of food supplies, are not a single series and apparently originated with the British Food Mission.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ministry of Food, British Food Mission, Ottawa, 1942-1953
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 123 file(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Food and drink
- Americas
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The conduct of negotiations on behalf of the Ministry of Food for the purchase of foodstuffs from the Canadian Government was at first the responsibility of the British Food Mission in Washington. An office was established in Ottawa in 1942 which remained an integral part of the Washington Mission until July 1947 when a separate Mission for Canada was formed. The Canadian Mission remained in being until 30th October 1953 when it was closed because of the virtual cessation of bulk buying of foodstuffs.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10504/
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