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Treasury: Overseas Finance (Exchange Control) Division: Registered Files (2 FEC Series)

Catalogue reference: T 295

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T 295

The files selected concern: foreign currency earnings from dispersal of foreign securities by UK residents, papers of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Invisibles Committee, papers on UK policy on exchange control,...

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Reference

T 295

Title
Treasury: Overseas Finance (Exchange Control) Division: Registered Files (2 FEC Series)
Date

1947-1975

Description

The files selected concern: foreign currency earnings from dispersal of foreign securities by UK residents, papers of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Invisibles Committee, papers on UK policy on exchange control, the marking of passports for exchange control purposes, the issue of bearer securities in the UK, investigations into currency and overseas property purchases.

Related material

For registered files of the Finance Overseas and Co-ordination Division (2F Series) see T 312

For registered files of the Finance (Statistics) Division and Finance (Balance of Payments) Division (2F(BP) Series) see T 318

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

2 FEC series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Treasury, Finance, Home and General Division, 1962-1973
  • Treasury, Overseas Finance (Exchange Control) Division, 1973-1975
Physical description

1126 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1997 Treasury

Accumulation dates

1966-1975

Accruals

Series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

In 1966 Overseas Finance (Exchange Control) formed part of the Finance, Home and General Division of the Treasury. It dealt with Exchange Control and Overseas Investment, when the responsibility was transferred from Finance Home Division I.

In January 1969 Overseas Finance (Exchange Control) took over investment work from the Finance General Division, including balance of payments aspects of Government procurement abroad, protection of overseas investments and co-ordination of policy on borrowing abroad (excluding government borrowing, but including borrowing by nationalised industries). In November 1969 it developed new work on balance of payment aspects of taxation, and on project studies such as the rate of return analysis of alternative policies in the area of exchange control.

In January 1973 Overseas Finance (Exchange Control) was transferred to form Overseas Finance (Exchange Control) Division, part of Overseas Finance, Management of the Reserves.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14032/

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Treasury: Overseas Finance (Exchange Control) Division: Registered Files (2 FEC Series)