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General records created or inherited by the Crown Agents for Oversea Governments...
Catalogue reference: Division within CAOG
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Division within CAOG
General records created or inherited by the Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations and relating to various aspects of the Crown Agents work in conducting business with colonial and from 1932 onwards, other foreign countries...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Division within CAOG
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Title (The name of the record)
- General records created or inherited by the Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1860-1995
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Description (What the record is about)
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General records created or inherited by the Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations and relating to various aspects of the Crown Agents work in conducting business with colonial and from 1932 onwards, other foreign countries comprising:
Annual reports of the Crown Agents are in CAOG 7, and Crown Agents' reviews are in CAOG 8. Files of the secretariat and central administration departments are in CAOG 17 and those dealing with the Crown Agents' relations with principals are in CAOG 14. Bulletins issued to governments for which the Crown Agents acted, giving details of available services are in CAOG 6
Files concerning the purchasing activities of the Crown Agents are in CAOG 5 and CAOG 12. Files concerning shipping are in CAOG 4 and CAOG 11. Records of the various engineering, engineering stores, inspection, contracts and works branches and departments are in CAOG 10
Private office papers are in CAOG 22
Reports resulting from the investigation by Coopers and Lybrand are in CAOG 18. Crown Agents' records made available to the investigations of the Fay Committee and the Croom-Johnson Tribunal are in CAOG 21
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 14 series
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1307/
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