SZ/CPC - Colonial Products Council
Reference code
SZ/CPC
Level of description
Series
Title
Colonial Products Council
Date/s
1950-1959
Quantity & Format
2 boxes
4 files
4 files
Subject
United Kingdom. Colonial Products Council
Scope and content
Minutes, papers and correspondence, 1950-1959.
The Colonial Products Council was established in 1954, integrating the work of its predecessor, the Colonial Products Research Council, with that of the Colonial Products Advisory Bureau. The latter was re-named the Colonial Products Laboratory. The terms of reference of the new Council were "to consider how, by the application of research, greater use can be made of Colonial plant and animal products [and] to advise the Secretary of State as to (a) the Colonial raw materials (plant and animal) which are likely to be of value to the manufacture of products required by industry, and (b) the research and development which should be initiated on such products". SZ was a founder member of the Council, which was chaired by the biochemist Sir Charles Dodds.
The Colonial Products Council was established in 1954, integrating the work of its predecessor, the Colonial Products Research Council, with that of the Colonial Products Advisory Bureau. The latter was re-named the Colonial Products Laboratory. The terms of reference of the new Council were "to consider how, by the application of research, greater use can be made of Colonial plant and animal products [and] to advise the Secretary of State as to (a) the Colonial raw materials (plant and animal) which are likely to be of value to the manufacture of products required by industry, and (b) the research and development which should be initiated on such products". SZ was a founder member of the Council, which was chaired by the biochemist Sir Charles Dodds.