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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and predecessors: Crichel Down Inquiry:...

Catalogue reference: MAF 236

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MAF 236

Records of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries including private office papers, permanent secretary's papers, and Land Division and Legal Department papers relating to the purchase of land at Crichel Down by the Air Ministry, the transfer...

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MAF 236

Title
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and predecessors: Crichel Down Inquiry: Unregistered Papers
Date

1937-1970

Description

Records of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries including private office papers, permanent secretary's papers, and Land Division and Legal Department papers relating to the purchase of land at Crichel Down by the Air Ministry, the transfer of management of the land to the Ministry of Agriculture and its acquisition by the Commissioners of Crown Lands; also the public inquiry into the disposal of the land, the negotiations for the return of Crichel Down to its former owner and the resignation of the Minister of Agriculture.

Related material

Further papers dealing with Crichel Down will be found in: CRES 44 MAF 140 MAF 142 MAF 148 MAF 227 MAF 245

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

69 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10636/

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and predecessors: Crichel Down Inquiry: Unregistered Papers