Series
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Emergency Services Division II and successors:...
Catalogue reference: MAF 313
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MAF 313
The series deals with rationing arrangements in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in the case of an emergency arising. It covers such topics as allocation and priority control of food, instructions to local food offices, storage,...
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 313
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Emergency Services Division II and successors: Registered Files, Emergency Rationing Arrangements (EMR Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series deals with rationing arrangements in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in the case of an emergency arising. It covers such topics as allocation and priority control of food, instructions to local food offices, storage, ships' stores, civil defence mobile columns, and the rationing of tea. Most files date between 1955 and 1967 but it also contains earlier papers relating to emergency rationing arrangements during and after the Second World War.
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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)
- EMR 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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Emergency Services Division II, 1955-1960
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 67 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1990 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1955 to 1967.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10713/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: MAF
Records created or inherited by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments,...
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Emergency Services Division II and successors: Registered Files, Emergency Rationing Arrangements (EMR Series)