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A crown agency was an administrative body of the British Empire, distinct from the Civil Service Commission of Great Britain or the government administration of the national entity in which it operated. These enterprises were overseen from 1833 to 1974 by the Office of the Crown Agents in London, thereafter named the Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administration. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations Ltd became a private limited company providing development services in 1996.

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  • A crown agency was an administrative body of the British Empire, distinct from the Civil Service Commission of Great Britain or the government administration of the national entity in which it operated. These enterprises were overseen from 1833 to 1974 by the Office of the Crown Agents in London, thereafter named the Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administration. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations Ltd became a private limited company providing development services in 1996. Today the term is also used to refer to state-controlled companies in some states of the British Commonwealth. (en)
  • «Агентство короны» (англ. Crown Agency) — в 1833—1997 годах корпорация Великобритании, в ведении которой находилась сфера снабжения британских владений и стран — членов Содружества наций. Одно из направлений деятельности Агентства состояло в обеспечении этих территорий и государственных образований почтовыми марками. Позднее корпорация получила название «Агентство короны для заморских правительств и администраций» (Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations). (ru)
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  • «Агентство короны» (англ. Crown Agency) — в 1833—1997 годах корпорация Великобритании, в ведении которой находилась сфера снабжения британских владений и стран — членов Содружества наций. Одно из направлений деятельности Агентства состояло в обеспечении этих территорий и государственных образований почтовыми марками. Позднее корпорация получила название «Агентство короны для заморских правительств и администраций» (Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations). (ru)
  • A crown agency was an administrative body of the British Empire, distinct from the Civil Service Commission of Great Britain or the government administration of the national entity in which it operated. These enterprises were overseen from 1833 to 1974 by the Office of the Crown Agents in London, thereafter named the Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administration. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations Ltd became a private limited company providing development services in 1996. (en)
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  • Crown agency (en)
  • Агентство короны (ru)
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