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Catalogue description Crown Agents for the Colonies and Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations: Private Office Papers
| Reference: | CAOG 22 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Crown Agents for the Colonies and Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations: Private Office Papers |
| Description: |
This series contains unregistered private office files produced in the offices of the chairmen and directors of the Crown Agents - e.g. Sir Claude Hayes (Chairman 1968-1978), Alan H Challis (Director of Finance 1969-1973) and Mr E A Morris (Assistant Crown Agent 1964-1967) |
| Date: | 1962-1978 |
| Arrangement: |
The records in this series are arranged by the creating officer, and then by the original file reference system. |
| Separated material: |
Other private office files, used by the Fay Committee of Inquiry and the Croom-Johnson Tribunal are in |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | CJH and DF file series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, Chairmans Secretariat, 1967-1974 Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, Office of the Director of Finance, 1966-1975 |
| Physical description: | 51 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 1999 Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Sir Claude James Hayes (1912-1998) served with various government bodies, including the Civil Service Commission, 1938-1957 (during which time he completed war service in Europe), and the Treasury (1957-1965). He was a member of the Committee on Dissolution of the Central African Federation in 1963. In 1965 Hayes became Principal Finance Officer at the Ministry of Overseas Development, and in October 1968 he was appointed Chairman of the Crown Agents and retired in 1974. Alan Hayward Challis (fl 1969-1973) was director of finance between 1969 and 1973. |
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