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Catalogue description Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: External Relations Division I: Registered Files, United Nations (UN Series)
| Reference: | MAF 352 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: External Relations Division I: Registered Files, United Nations (UN Series) |
| Description: |
This series contains papers dealing with the administration by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the United Kingdom's contribution to the United Nation's World Food Programme. |
| Date: | 1961-1970 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | UN file series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 9 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
| Accumulation dates: | 1950 to 1981 |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
From 1950 to 1964, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food liaised directly with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation. Thereafter responsibility for co-ordinating the United Kingdom's contribution to the food programme was transferred to the Ministry of Overseas Development, for which the division acted as an agent, procuring the necessary supplies. |
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