TREASURY PAPERS
Series Two: Treasury Papers of John Maynard Keynes
(Public Record Office Class T 247 - Papers relating to International Finance and the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Consultative Committee, 1940-1946)

Contents of Reels

REEL 1

T 247/1 Registration of Lord Keynes’s personal files, 1947-1949
T 247/2 Commercial policy, 1942-1945
T 247/3 China: stabilisation fund, 1941-1945
T 247/4 Malaya and Far East war risks insurance and post-war currency, 1942
T 247/5 India and Burma sterling balances, 1940-1945
T 247/6 South America correspondence, 1940-1943
T 247/7 Export questions, 1940-1945
T 247/8 Cotton industry, 1942-1945

REEL 2

T 247/9 Primary products: international control of raw materials, 1941-1942
T 247/10 Primary products: international control of raw materials, 1942-1944
T 247/11 Mutual Aid Agreement Article VII discussions: conversations, 1942-1945

T 247/12 Mutual Aid Agreement Article VII discussions: discussions with representatives of the Dominions and India, 1944

T 247/13 Mutual Aid Agreement Article VII discussions: minutes on money talks with Dominions, 1944
T 247/14 Mutual Aid Agreement Article VII discussions: papers on money talks with Dominions, 1944

T 247/15 Mutual Aid Agreement Article VII discussions: papers on commercial policy talks with Dominions, 1944

T 247/16 Mutual Aid Agreement Article VII discussions: minutes on commercial policy talks with Dominions, 1944

T 247/17 Mutual Aid Agreement Article VII discussions: general papers on
Dominion talks, 1944

T 247/18 Mutual Aid Agreement Article VII discussions: general minutes on
Dominion talks, 1944

T 247/19 Mutual Aid Agreement Article VII discussions: minutes on Dominions and India commodity policy, 1944

REEL 3

T 247/20 Mutual Aid Agreement Article VII discussions: papers on Dominions and India commodity policy, 1944

T 247/21 Mutual Aid Agreement Article VII discussions: minutes on International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 1944

T 247/22 Mutual Aid Agreement Article VII discussions: papers on International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 1944

T 247/23 Mutual Aid Agreement Article VII discussions: minutes on Cartel policy talks with Dominions, 1944

T 247/24 Mutual Aid Agreement Article VII discussions: papers on Cartel policy talks with Dominions, 1944

T 247/25 Mutual Aid Agreement Article VII discussions: minutes on employment talks with Dominions and India, 1944

T 247/26 Mutual Aid Agreement Article VII discussions: papers on employment talks with Dominions and India, 1944

T 247/27 Clearing Union and Stabilisation Fund, 1943-1944
T 247/28 Clearing Union and Stabilisation Fund: correspondence and memoranda, 1944
T 247/29 Clearing Union and Stabilisation Fund: telegrams, 1944

REEL 4

T 247/30A Clearing Union and Stabilisation Fund: telegrams, 1943
T 247/30B Clearing Union and Stabilisation Fund: telegrams, 1943-1944
T 247/30C Clearing Union and Stabilisation Fund: telegrams, 1942-1943
T 247/31 Abnormal war balances, 1943
T 247/32 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 1943-1944
T 247/33 Post-war financial policy: Clearing Union, 1941-1943

REEL 5

T 247/34 International Monetary Fund, 1943-1944
T 247/35 International Monetary Fund, 1944
T 247/36 Clearing Union: South America and Portugal, 1943
T 247/37 Clearing Union: Dominions, 1942-1943
T 247/38 Monetary discussions: Bretton Woods and after, 1944
T 247/39 Monetary discussions: Bretton Woods and after, 1945

REEL 6

T 247/40 Monetary discussions: Bretton Woods and after, 1945-1946
T 247/41 Exchange Control Conference: constitution, correspondence and papers, 1940-1941
T 247/42 Credit control in United States of America, by Paul Bareau, 1945
T 247/43 Direct investment in the United States of America, 1941
T 247/44 Consideration of the draft Lend/Lease Agreement, 1941-1945
T 247/45 United Kingdom and liabilities, 1945
T 247/46 United Kingdom balance of payments, 1945
T 247/47 American loan, 1944-1946

T 247/48 Analysis of sources of war finance and an estimate of the national income and expenditure in 1938 and 1940

REEL 7

T 247/49 Overseas financial policy in Stage III: United States of America and
United Kingdom Economic Negotiations, 1945
T 247/50 Overseas financial policy in Stage III: United States of America and
United Kingdom Economic Negotiations, 1945-1946
T 247/51 Lend-Lease and Reciprocal Aid, 1941-1945
T 247/52 American programme of financial assistance, 1940-1941
T 247/53 American programme of financial assistance, 1941

REEL 8

T 247/54 American programme of financial assistance, 1941-1942
T 247/55 External finance in the transition from war to peace, 1944
T 247/56 Food and tobacco on Lend-Lease, 1944
T 247/57 Canada: Dominions and Colonies, India, NAAFI, French Assets, 1944
T 247/58 British requirements for the first year of Stage II Lend-Lease, 1944
T 247/59 Stage II Lend-Lease discussions: munitions, 1944
T 247/60 Stage II Lend-Lease discussions: Canada, 1944
T 247/61 Reparations and settlement with Germany, 1944

REEL 9

T 247/62 Dominions: India and Colonies, 1944
T 247/63 Bretton Woods and Mutual Aid Agreement discussions: miscellaneous papers, 1938-1945
T 247/64 Bretton Woods and Canada: miscellaneous papers, 1944
T 247/65 Bretton Woods and United States of America: general papers, 1944
T 247/66 Lend-Lease and Mutual Aid in Stage II, 1944
T 247/67 Financial negotiations with United States of America: general papers, 1941-1944

REEL 10

T 247/68 Extract from War Production Board Planning Committee document No 151 "Analysis of the Production Program", 1943

T 247/69 Economic policy post-war: general, 1941-1945
T 247/70 Professor Hansen and Mr Gulick proposals: general unemployment, 1941
T 247/71 Political and military overseas expenditure, 1945-1946
T 247/72 United Kingdom and United States of America political relations, 1942-1943
T 247/73 Sterling balances, 1942-1946
T 247/74 Gold and dollar balances, 1942-1946
T 247/75 Sterling balances, 1943-1946

T 247/76 International investment: including United States Treasury proposal for a Bank for Reconstruction and Development of the United and Associated Nations, 1942-1943

REEL 11

T 247/77 Coal output, 1942
T 247/78 The post-war national income, 1942-1946
T 247/79 Cost of living index, 1941

T 247/80 Maintenance of employment, 1942-1946: (a) general; (b) variations on rate of Social Insurance Contributions

T 247/81 Monetization of Unitas: International Stabilisation Fund, 1942-1943
T 247/82 Monetization of Unitas: International Stabilisation Fund, 1943
T 247/83 The Savannah Conference, 1946 1946
T 247/84 International collaboration in employment, 1943

REEL 12

T 247/85 Proposed statement to counter the German new order, 1940-1941
T 247/86 Reparations and economic security, 1941-1943
T 247/87 Reparations and economic security, 1944-1946

T 247/88 Italy: Ancient Monuments and Art Treasures (Protection); also financial arrangements, 1943-1945

T 247/89 Post-war economic policy: finance of relief, 1941-1945
T 247/90 United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, 1942-1946
T 247/91 Export surpluses, 1940-1941
T 247/92 Silver, 1942-1943
T 247/93 Miscellaneous Lend-Lease papers, 1941-1943

REEL 13

T 247/94 Relations with United States of America: Messrs Lippmann and Pasvolsky, 1941-1942
T 247/95 Budget reflections, 1946

T 247/96 Holland: visit of Dr Van Mook and Dr Beyon about currency conversations in Washington, 1942-1944

T 247/97 Paper on East-Central Europe, by Dr L Baranski, 1943
T 247/98 Scandinavian countries: currency, 1943-1945
T 247/99 France: currency, 1942-1946
T 247/100 Financial arrangements with the Allies, 1940-1945
T 247/101 Mr E F Schumacher's paper on multilateral clearing, 1943
T 247/102 Monetary and Payments Agreement, 1945
T 247/103 Viscose Corporation, 1941
T 247/104 Surplus policy, 1941-1945
T 247/105 War finance, 1944
T 247/106 Lord Keynes talks to Foreign Office officials on international trade and finance, 1945
T 247/107 United States of America miscellaneous papers, 1941
T 247/108 Revised forecast of our gold and dollar reserves, 1941
T 247/109 Lead, 1941
T 247/110 United Kingdom export policy and Lend-Lease, 1941
T 247/111 Australia, 1941-1946
T 247/112 South Africa, 1941-1945

REEL 14

T 247/113 First American visit, 1941
T 247/114 Crown Colonies, 1941-1945

T 247/115 Post-war monetary and economic policy: submission of Treasury document to Reconstruction Problem Committee and to War Cabinet, 1942

T 247/116 Post-war monetary and economic policy: International Currency (or Clearing) Union Plan drafts and criticisms, 1941-1942

T 247/117 Post-war monetary and economic policy: draft of Treasury memorandum by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1941-1942

REEL 15

T 247/118 Post-war monetary and economic policy: criticisms and revisions of Treasury document as drafted by Sir R Hopkins, 1942

T 247/119 Post-war monetary and economic policy: correspondence immediately before and after meeting of 25 February 1942

T 247/120 Post-war monetary and economic policy: correspondence arising from circulation of "Summary", 1942

T 247/121 Post-war monetary and economic policy: Treasury memorandum etc, preliminary and tentative memorandum leading up to compilation of final Treasury document and criticisms thereon, 194

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T 247/122 Post-war monetary and economic policy: Bank of England criticisms and suggestions arising from various drafts of Treasury document including Clearing Union, 1941-1942

T 247/123 Lord Keynes and the "Harry White" memorandum on an International Stabilisation Fund, 1942

REEL 16

T 247/124 The financial position in Stages II and III of Lend-Lease, 1944-1945
T 247/125 Greece: financial arrangements, 1940-1946
T 247/126 Canada: financial arrangements, 1940-1944
T 247/127 Canada: financial arrangements, 1944-1946

T 247/128 Correspondence with leading Americans following Financial Negotiations in Washington, 1945-1946

T 247/129 Cost of Embassy Missions and other United Kingdom Agencies in the United States of America, 1945

T 247/130 Shipping questions, 1945

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