ICal data lost after MobileMe to iCloud transfer

Completed the transfer from MobileMe to iCloud and set up all devices..no issues there.
Opened iCal and found that the entries had all been duplicated - after deleting the duplicates (1st mistake) then found that after a sync - all was lost.
Luckily I had backed up before the updates - so imported the data back into iCal - but as soon as it syncs, it reverts back - no imported data remains...
Seems that the iCloud is overwriting the restore iCal on the mac....
Anyone else having this issue, or have any suggestions?
DJ

The issue with the backup I had was that it was an "archived" export so I found that when I tried to import it back into iCal, it would bring the old MobileMe settings with it, which would then get overwritten by the iCloud settings and wipe the cal.
This is essentially what I did:
1. Disconnect from Internet (so iCloud cannot interfere)
2. Import archived backup into iCal (thus re-creating your diary as it was)
3. Export each calendar individually (file-export-export = .ics file for each calendar)
4. Re-connect to the Internet and on iCal app, ensure the account sync creates an iCloud ID within iCal settings (if not, delete the account and using your apple ID, create a "clean startup")
5. Ensure any iCloud calendars are deleted (minimum of 1 must remain so I created "temp").
6. Create new calendar names which match your previously used ones ("work", "personal" etc).
7. Check that the newly created calendars appear across all iCloud devices.
8. (Within iCal) Select file-import and choose your .ics file back up, it will ask you which calendar you want to use, pick the category ("work", "personal" etc) to which the back up applied.
9. Repeat step 8 for as many calendars as you have.
10. After syncing, all devices and the cloud should be showing sync'd calendars.
Good luck

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