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Overseas Development Administration and successors: Western Asia Department (WAsD):...
Catalogue reference: OD 149
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OD 149
This series contains files from the Western Asia Department and Department for International Development Afghanistan, Kabul. Records include the development of policy and provision of bilateral and multilateral aid to Afghanistan, Pakistan,...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- OD 149
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Title (The name of the record)
- Overseas Development Administration and successors: Western Asia Department (WAsD): Registered Files (AFQ, AFT, ASM and ASP Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1992-1994
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files from the Western Asia Department and Department for International Development Afghanistan, Kabul. Records include the development of policy and provision of bilateral and multilateral aid to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Cyprus, Malta and from 1995 Yemen, and Asia Regional matters including ASEAN, ESCAP and the Mekong Committee.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Previous records can be found in OD 139
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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)
- AFQ, AFT, ASM and ASP
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department for International Development, 1997-1997
- Overseas Development Administration, 1979-1997
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 26 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2020 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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- In 2006 an Electronic Documents and Records Management system (EDRMS) replaced the paper documents and records management system.
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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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Western Asia Department was formed in 1993 when the South Asia Department was split into two separate departments, both remaining under Asia and the Oceans Division. Later Western Asia Department became Western Asia Division and covered mainly Pakistan and Afghanistan, including Department for International Development overseas offices in Islamabad and Kabul.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16823293/
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