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Overseas Development Administration: Engineering Division: Registered files (ENG,...
Catalogue reference: OD 134
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OD 134
This series contains records covering research and general policy related to the Overseas Development Administration involvement with aid and development in the fields of new and renewable energy sources, including geological aspects, water...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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OD 134
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Title (The name of the record)
- Overseas Development Administration: Engineering Division: Registered files (ENG, ENA and ENB series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1985-1987
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records covering research and general policy related to the Overseas Development Administration involvement with aid and development in the fields of new and renewable energy sources, including geological aspects, water resources and engineering (including road/transport research/projects).
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are arranged in file reference order.
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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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ENG, ENA and ENB
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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)
- Overseas Development Administration, 1979-1997
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 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 2015 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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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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1985 to 1997
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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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Engineering Division was created in 1985 and was responsible for research and general policy on new and renewable sources of energy; engineering, geological and building research projects; relations with Building Research Establishment (BRE), Hydraulics Research Station (HRS), Institute of Geological Sciences (IGS), Institute of Hydrology (IH) and Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14584762/
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