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Series
Crown Agents for the Colonies and predecessor: Purchasing Files
Catalogue reference: CAOG 12
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CAOG 12
Files of the Crown Agents Purchasing divisions on administration of accounts in London for overseas principals and the purchase at their request of supplies of all sorts are present. They include papers on contracts and prices, advice on...
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- CAOG 12
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Title (The name of the record)
- Crown Agents for the Colonies and predecessor: Purchasing Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1863-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files of the Crown Agents Purchasing divisions on administration of accounts in London for overseas principals and the purchase at their request of supplies of all sorts are present. They include papers on contracts and prices, advice on technical matters such as the institution of local honours and awards and the use of copyright recordings in broadcasts. There are also files on United Kingdom contractors for the supply of goods.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 129 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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- Topics
- International
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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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The function of the Purchasing divisions from 1833 has been the expert buying of goods of all kinds in response to indents from Principals and also the inspection of such goods where required.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3991/
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