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Ministry of Overseas Development and Overseas Development Administration: Investments...
Catalogue reference: OD 71
What's it about?
OD 71
This series includes records of the Crown Agents for Overseas Administrations and the Commonwealth Development Corporation who were agencies responsible for finance, policy, investment and business planning in developing countries, together with...
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 71
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Overseas Development and Overseas Development Administration: Investments and Crown Agents Department: Registered Files (ICASeries)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1976-1986
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series includes records of the Crown Agents for Overseas Administrations and the Commonwealth Development Corporation who were agencies responsible for finance, policy, investment and business planning in developing countries, together with the recruitment of members of the management boards. This series includes records on the policy for and administration of the Pre Investment Studies Scheme and the Fay Committee and appointments to the Commonwealth Development Corporation.
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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)
- ICA
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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)
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- Ministry of Overseas Development, Investment and Crown Agents Department, 1976-1979
- Overseas Development Administration, Investment and Crown Agents Department, 1979-1990
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 130 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2012 Department for International Development
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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)
- Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Selected under section 3.1.2 External Relations and defence of the National Archives' Acquisition and Disposition Policy.
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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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As a Department within the Ministry of Overseas Development, the Investment and Crown Agents Department was created in 1976 to administer Central Government finance, policy and relations with the Crown Agents and the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) and oversee their business and investments interests in developing countries. They were also responsible for advice and liaison with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department of Trade and Industry and UK private companies and organisations on business and investment opportunities in developing countries.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11783229/
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Ministry of Overseas Development and Overseas Development Administration: Investments and Crown Agents Department: Registered Files (ICASeries)
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