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Ministry of Overseas Development: Aid Management Department: Registered Files (AIM...
Catalogue reference: OD 37
What's it about?
OD 37
Comprises registered files of the Aid Management Department dealing with the capital aid management, and evaluation, of the UK's aid programme.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- OD 37
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Overseas Development: Aid Management Department: Registered Files (AIM Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1967-1969
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Description (What the record is about)
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Comprises registered files of the Aid Management Department dealing with the capital aid management, and evaluation, of the UK's aid programme.
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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)
- AIM 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 Overseas Development, Aid Management Department, 1968-1970
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 9 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Aid and development
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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 Aid Management Department was abolished in 1970 and its functions passed to the Finance Department.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11408/
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Ministry of Overseas Development: Aid Management Department: Registered Files (AIM Series)
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