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Treasury: Agriculture and Food Division: Registered Files (AF Series)

Catalogue reference: T 223

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T 223

Files of the Agriculture and Food (AF) Division. Among the subjects covered are: Agricultural Research Council, forestry (except Home Grown Timber Production Department), Ordnance Survey, Development Commission, agriculture producer prices,...

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Reference

T 223

Title
Treasury: Agriculture and Food Division: Registered Files (AF Series)
Date

1920-1960

Description

Files of the Agriculture and Food (AF) Division. Among the subjects covered are: Agricultural Research Council, forestry (except Home Grown Timber Production Department), Ordnance Survey, Development Commission, agriculture producer prices, supply questions on fisheries, food policy including overseas food procurement and imports, food subsidies, price stabilisation and wages policy, and remuneration of food manufacturers and distributors.

Also includes files of the S (T 161) series, which were reregistered in the AF series in 1948.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Chronological within original subject classification (see Treasury Registration Systems)

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

AF file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Treasury, Agriculture and Food Division, 1946-1958
Physical description

421 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1976 Treasury

Accumulation dates

1948 to 1958

Accruals

Series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

The Agriculture and Food (AF) Division was set up in 1946. In 1958 AF Division was amalgamated with the Trade and Industry (TI) Division, after the latter had transferred some of its functions to Home and Overseas Planning Staff (HOPS) Division. The new Division was called the Agriculture, Trade and Transport (AT) Division.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13960/

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Treasury: Agriculture and Food Division: Registered Files (AF Series)