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Ministry of Overseas Development and Overseas Development Administration: Central...

Catalogue reference: OD 38

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OD 38

Records of the Central Africa, Mediterranean and Pacific Department to April 1970, and its successors the Caribbean, Pacific and Central African Department (April to May 1970), and the Caribbean and Pacific Department (May 1970 to December 1971).

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Reference
OD 38
Title
Ministry of Overseas Development and Overseas Development Administration: Central Africa, Mediterranean and Pacific Department: Registered Files (AMP Series)
Date
1963-1973
Description

Records of the Central Africa, Mediterranean and Pacific Department to April 1970, and its successors the Caribbean, Pacific and Central African Department (April to May 1970), and the Caribbean and Pacific Department (May 1970 to December 1971).

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
AMP file series
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Ministry of Overseas Development, Central Africa, Mediterranean and Pacific Department, 1966-1970
  • Ministry of Overseas Development, Central and Southern Africa Department, 1964-1966
Physical description
165 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure
Subjects
Topics
Caribbean
Aid and development
Accruals
Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background

In April 1970 the Central Africa, Mediterranean and Pacific Department was re-named the Caribbean, Pacific and Central Department and was re-named again in May 1970 the Caribbean and Pacific Department. The department was disbanded in December 1971, work on Caribbean and Pacific dependent territories passing to a new joint Foreign and Commonwealth Office/Overseas Development Administration Dependent Territories Department, and remaining work passing to either the Latin America Department or the Middle-East, Mediterranean and Pacific Department dealing with United Kingdom capital and technical aid to countries in these regions.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11409/

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Ministry of Overseas Development and Overseas Development Administration: Central Africa, Mediterranean and Pacific Department: Registered Files (AMP Series)

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