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Records of the British Overseas Trade Board
Catalogue reference: Division within FV
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Division within FV
Records of the British Overseas Trade Board (BOTB) and related bodies concerning the BOTB responsibilities for promoting British industry overseas and for providing technical help, market information and trade contacts to various export...
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Division within FV
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the British Overseas Trade Board
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Date (When the record was created)
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1972-1988
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the British Overseas Trade Board (BOTB) and related bodies concerning the BOTB responsibilities for promoting British industry overseas and for providing technical help, market information and trade contacts to various export associations.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- British Overseas Trade Board, 1972-1988
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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5 series
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Department of Trade and Industry
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- Topics
- Trade and commerce
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Transferred to the Department of Trade in 1974 and then to the Department of Trade and Industry in 1983
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The British Overseas Trade Board was formed in 1972 to direct and develop the Government's export promotion services and overseas finance and planning on behalf of the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
The Board consisted of business leaders and representatives from the Confederation of British Industry, the Trade Union Congress, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Exports Credit Guarantee Department and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Its President was the Secretary of State for Trade.
The Board was assisted in its work by: a Secretariat; Finance and General Purposes Committee; Publicity and Promotions Branch; and Advisory Council.
The Board was chaired by the following: Lord Thorneycroft 1972-1975; Sir Frederick Catherwood 1975-1979; Earl of Limerick 1979-1983; the Earl Jellicoe 1983-1987; Sir James Cleminson, 1987-1988.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C846/
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