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Catalogue reference: OD 42
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OD 42
This series contains records of the Special Projects Directorate relating to major development engineering projects undertaken using British aid or consultancy expertise. The records focus on a number of key projects undertaken in the period...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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OD 42
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Overseas Development and Overseas Development Administration: Special Projects Directorate: Registered Files (SPD Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1966-1975
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the Special Projects Directorate relating to major development engineering projects undertaken using British aid or consultancy expertise. The records focus on a number of key projects undertaken in the period covered, particularly the development of the steelworks in Durgapur, India.
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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)
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SPD file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Ministry of Overseas Development, Special Projects Directorate, 1966-1970
- Overseas Development Administration, Special Projects Directorate, 1970-1971
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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114 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1998 Overseas Development Administration
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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 Special Projects Directorate was a short-lived administrative unit of the Overseas Development departments, the role of which was to advise on questions of funding and consultancy work for major development projects (such as the development of the steelworks at Durgapur, India), to monitor projects as they progressed, and to scrutinise and make recommendations on the basis of final projects reports. The directorate was formed out of the Industrial and Engineering Department in 1966, originally as part of the Geographical Division, but then as a separate unit. The directorate was placed in the Aid Policy and Finance Division in 1971, and later the same year was absorbed into a new Private Investment and Consultancies Department.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11413/
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