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Catalogue description Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Animal Health Division: Registered Files, Committee on the Exportation of Cattle (CXC Series)
| Reference: | MAF 385 |
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| Title: | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Animal Health Division: Registered Files, Committee on the Exportation of Cattle (CXC Series) |
| Description: |
Records of the Committee of Enquiry into the Export of Live Cattle to the Continent for Slaughter chaired by Lord Balfour of Burleigh. |
| Date: | 1957 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | CXC file series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Animal Health Division, 1955-1965 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Animal Health Division, Committee of Enquiry into the Export of Live Cattle to the Continent for Slaughter, 1957-1957 |
| Physical description: | 13 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open |
| Accumulation dates: | 1957 to 1963 |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Committee of Enquiry into the Export of Live Cattle to the Continent for Slaughter's terms of reference were: To enquire into the export trade in live cattle from Great Britain to the Continent for slaughter, the considerations affecting the continuance of this trade, and steps to avoid unnecessary suffering of the cattle at all stages of their journey; and to consider whether slaughter before export would be a desirable and feasible alternative; and to make recommendations. Its report appeared in 1957 as Cmnd 154. |
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