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Catalogue reference: MAF 379

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MAF 379

The CMS series contains files covering the 1961-1963 negotiations for UK accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) with emphasis on the need to maintain preferential treatment for Commonwealth countries and arrangements for a...

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MAF 379

Title
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: External Relations Divisions: Registered Files, Common Market Negotiations (CMS Series)
Date

1959-1987

Description

The CMS series contains files covering the 1961-1963 negotiations for UK accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) with emphasis on the need to maintain preferential treatment for Commonwealth countries and arrangements for a transitional period of adjustment for the UK from its own agricultural support system to a common agricultural policy.

The subject matter relates to preparations for the negotiations and to their progress, files on individual agricultural commodities and member countries of the Commonwealth and other countries with which the UK had agricultural trade relationships. It also covers consultations with other agricultural departments and with farming unions.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

CMS file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

187 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Accumulation dates

1961

Publication note(s)
History of the Negotiations for British Accession to EEC: The 1961-1963 Negotiation by E. Neville-Rolfe.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10779/

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: External Relations Divisions: Registered Files, Common Market Negotiations (CMS Series)