Catalogue description Ministry of Food: Supply Department: Cereals Group

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Details of MAF 84
Reference: MAF 84
Title: Ministry of Food: Supply Department: Cereals Group
Description:

Files of the Ministry of Food divisions responsible for the procurement, distribution and processing of cereals and cereal products. The papers contained in this series generally date from 1940 to 1955.

This series contains files re-registered from the HG file series: MAF 279

Date: 1928-1968
Related material:

For records of the Cereals Deficiency Payments Unit in the CDG file series see MAF 296

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Ministry of Food, Supply Department, Cereals Group, 1943-1955

Physical description: 981 file(s)
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Accruals: Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background:

Early in 1943 the Commodity Divisions of the Ministry of Food responsible for the procurement, distribution and processing of cereals and cereal products were brought together and formed into a self contained group. During the succeeding years there were various regroupings due to changing circumstances, but essentially the basic structure of the group was retained. To provide the machinery for the general administration of the Group Cereals (Central) Division was created. Its functions included the general policy and administrative work; and, in conjunction with the relevant divisions, was concerned with the negotiation of long and short term contracts and agreements. It also maintained the necessary liaison with other departments and bodies at home and overseas on matters relating to cereals and cereal products.

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