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Catalogue reference: MAF 385

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MAF 385

Records of the Committee of Enquiry into the Export of Live Cattle to the Continent for Slaughter chaired by Lord Balfour of Burleigh.

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Reference

MAF 385

Title
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Animal Health Division: Registered Files, Committee on the Exportation of Cattle (CXC Series)
Date

1957

Description

Records of the Committee of Enquiry into the Export of Live Cattle to the Continent for Slaughter chaired by Lord Balfour of Burleigh.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

CXC file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Animal Health Division, 1955-1965
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Animal Health Division, Committee of Enquiry into the Export of Live Cattle to the Continent for Slaughter, 1957-1957
Physical description

13 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Accumulation dates

1957 to 1963

Administrative / biographical background

The Committee of Enquiry into the Export of Live Cattle to the Continent for Slaughter's terms of reference were: To enquire into the export trade in live cattle from Great Britain to the Continent for slaughter, the considerations affecting the continuance of this trade, and steps to avoid unnecessary suffering of the cattle at all stages of their journey; and to consider whether slaughter before export would be a desirable and feasible alternative; and to make recommendations. Its report appeared in 1957 as Cmnd 154.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10785/

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Animal Health Division: Registered Files, Committee on the Exportation of Cattle (CXC Series)