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Ministry of Overseas Development: Aid, Trade and Commodities Department: Registered...

Catalogue reference: OD 48

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OD 48

The records in this series created by the Aid, Trade and Commodities Department relate to general United Kingdom aid and development policy in relation to the Conference on Economic Co-operation, the United Nations Conference on Trade and...

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OD 48

Title
Ministry of Overseas Development: Aid, Trade and Commodities Department: Registered Files (AT Series)
Date

1976-1980

Description

The records in this series created by the Aid, Trade and Commodities Department relate to general United Kingdom aid and development policy in relation to the Conference on Economic Co-operation, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), commercial policy (including preference schemes and General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations), and export promotion, including relations with the Developing Countries' Import Opportunities Office.

Arrangement
Arrangement

By original file series reference within three-year file cycle.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

AT file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Ministry of Overseas Development, Aid Trade and Commodities Department, 1976-1978
Physical description

25 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1999 Department for International Development

Subjects
Topics
Taxation
Trade and commerce
Aid and development
Accumulation dates

1976-1978

Selection and destruction information

OD 48/1-3 were selected for permanent preservation following an accelerated review process under the Open Government Initiative in the Overseas Development Administration which identified certain subjects whose records could be released early, including these files on follow-up action from the fourth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Other files in the series will be subjected to selection review when they are due regular second review from c 2001.

Administrative / biographical background

The Aid, Trade and Commodities Department was set up in 1976 after the functions of the International Trade and European Department were split, those relating to European Economic Community aid passing to a European Department. The Aid, Trade and Commodities Department continued until 1978, when it was succeeded by the Economic Relations and Commodities Department.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14901/

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