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Series
Ministry of Overseas Development and Overseas Development Administration: Population...
Catalogue reference: OD 43
What's it about?
OD 43
This series contains files of the Population Bureau which was set up in response to requests from overseas governments and to act as a centre, in the UK for the promotion and implementation of family planning programmes overseas.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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OD 43
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Overseas Development and Overseas Development Administration: Population Bureau: Registered Files, Promotion of Family Planning Overseas (PB Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1965-1981
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files of the Population Bureau which was set up in response to requests from overseas governments and to act as a centre, in the UK for the promotion and implementation of family planning programmes overseas.
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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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PB 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, Universities and Technical Education Department, 1966-1970
- Overseas Development Administration, 1970-1974
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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8 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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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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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 Population Bureau was established outside of the divisional structure, but as part of, the Ministry in 1968, in response to requests from overseas governments for advice on the promotion and implementation of family planning programmes.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11414/
Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: OD
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Ministry of Overseas Development and Overseas Development Administration: Population Bureau: Registered Files, Promotion of Family Planning Overseas (PB Series)
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