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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Sugar and Tropical Foodstuffs and Successors...

Catalogue reference: MAF 427

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MAF 427

Files relating to policy on international trade in tropical foodstuffs, including tea, coffee, cocoa and fresh fruit (excluding citrus fruits).

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Reference

MAF 427

Title
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Sugar and Tropical Foodstuffs and Successors (CW Series): Registered Files
Date

1964-1986

Description

Files relating to policy on international trade in tropical foodstuffs, including tea, coffee, cocoa and fresh fruit (excluding citrus fruits).

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

CW file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, European Union International Division, 2001-2001
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Sugar and Tropical Foodstuffs Division, 1968-1972
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Trade Policy and Tropical Foods Division, 1992-2001
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Tropical Foods Division, 1973-1992
Physical description

14 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2004 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Accruals

Series is accruing

Selection and destruction information

Selected under Acquisition Policy sections 2.2.1.2 Management of the Economy and 2.2.1.3 External Relations.

Administrative / biographical background

The Sugar and Tropical Foodstuffs Division was established in 1968. It was responsible for the formulation of general policy on international commodity agreements. This included the international coffee and tea agreements, and trade policy on tropical foodstuffs (excluding citrus products).

In 1973 these functions passed to the Tropical Foods Division which itself became part of the Trade Policy and Tropical Foods Division in 1992. This division was wound up in 2001 following the creation of the new Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and responsibilities for the operational functions went to the Trade Policy Unit of the European Union International Division.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16000/

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Sugar and Tropical Foodstuffs and Successors (CW Series): Registered Files