Records of the Overseas Finance Group

Files on all aspects of UK overseas finance.

Finance (Exports) files are in T 362.

Balance of Payments and Capital Markets (BPCM prefix) registered files T 551.

International Trade Policy (ITPA prefix) registered files T 552.

International Finance Group, IF1 IMF and Debt Division (MAIF prefix) registered files T 553.

Overseas Finance Sector and successors: Registered Files, EAIF (Economic Advice: International Finance) and IFEA (International Finance: Economic Advice) T 566.

European Community and successors: Community Budget Expenditure (CBE prefix) registered files T 577.

European Community Group, European Community Division 1 registered files, MFMEQ prefix (Monetary Financial and Miscellaneous European Questions) T 595.

Exchange Rate and Reserves Management Policy, registered files (ERMP prefix) T 641.

External Reporting on Eastern Europe and Market Borrowing Debtors; Registered Files (EREM prefix) T 651.

Topics

Government finances

Trade and commerce

Europe and Russia

Aid and development

Debt

In January 1973 the Finance Group became known as the Overseas Finance Group incorporating the functions of Finance (Overseas and Co-ordination) Division and Finance (Overseas Development) Division. Their work was re-organised and re-grouped into the divisions listed below and gradually papers ceased to be filed in the 2F series:

EC European Co-ordination.

F(BP) Finance (Balance of Payments).

FD Finance (Development).

F(EC) Finance (Exchange Control).

F(E) Finance (Exports).

F(IM) Finance (International Monetary).

F(RMSA) Finance (Reserve Management and Sterling Areas).

F(WE) Finance (Western Europe).