Series
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and...
Catalogue reference: MAF 252
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MAF 252
Files of the various external relations divisions of the agriculture departments dealing with the UK contribution to the work of the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Many files deal with the management of this contribution, such as papers...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MAF 252
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: External Relations Divisions: Registered Files, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945-1976
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files of the various external relations divisions of the agriculture departments dealing with the UK contribution to the work of the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Many files deal with the management of this contribution, such as papers relating to the National Committee for the UK. Some deal with such subjects as the marketing of dairy products and the disposal of agricultural surpluses.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Later Overseas Development Department files on relations with FAO can be found in: OD 25 OD 33
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- FAO file series
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 317 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1946
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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 Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is one of the specialised agencies set up by member governments under the aegis of the United Nations. It was inaugurated in 1945 in Washington. Until 1965, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food liaised directly with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation. Thereafter, responsibility for co-ordinating the United Kingdom's work with the FAO was transferred to the Ministry of Overseas Development.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10652/
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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: External Relations Divisions: Registered Files, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO Series)