- Parent Series Index: Reserve Bank Departments
- Series Guide: Secretary's Department
- Series Guide: Secretary's Department - Bank Management
- Series Guide: Research Department
- Series Guide: London Letters
- Parent Series Index: Commonwealth Bank Departments
- Research Guide: Dr Herbert Cole Coombs
- Research Guide: Float of the Australian Dollar
- Research Guide: Hugh Traill Armitage CMG
- Research Guide: Separation – the Commonwealth Bank and the creation of the RBA
- Research Guide: Sir Leslie Melville KBE
- Research Guide: Finding Records about International Organisations
Series Guide: International Department
Records within this series pre-date the International Department’s establishment in September 1970 as a dedicated department, with the earliest records dating from 1924. Areas of the Bank that undertook international functions prior to the creation of International Department (ID) included:
• Capital Market Section, Investment Department
• Foreign and Forward Exchange Sections, Banking Department
• Gold Control, Exchange Control Department
• International Section, Research Department
• Secretary’s Department (SD) – Files related to foreign exchange policies, were transferred from the ‘Secretary’s Department - General correspondence - “PF” (permanent files) filing system’ (accession number: S-a*).
Description of series
International Department series consists of 20 sub-series, which includes documents ranging from general correspondences, discussion papers, general reports, statistical reports, memoranda, telegrams, and conference notes, created and accumulated both by the Bank and non-Bank staff.
Records in this series cover the following subjects:
- Australian loans and advice to overseas bank
- Australian notes overseas encashment
- Bretton Woods monetary and financial conference (1944)
- Capital controls and investments
- Capital flow statistics
- Correspondences with Department of Treasury and other departments
- European Monetary Agreement (EMA)
- Foreign currency accounts with overseas banks
- Foreign exchange rates, operations, and regulations
- Forward exchange rates policies
- Gold control
- Imports and exports of goods (wool, jute, wheat, Ceylon tea, etc.)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Monetary Crisis (1968)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Research Department’s ‘International News Digest’ (1960–1975)
- Sterling appreciation, rates, and guarantee arrangements
- Overseas banks’ accounts in Australia
- World War II impacts on financial activities and the economy, with mentions related to:
- Allied Forces
- Empire air and sea mail disruptions
- Independence of Indonesia
- Korean War
- Trading enemy regulations and conditions
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Sub-series |
Title |
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IT-a |
General correspondence - Foreign exchange policy (FEP) Content date range: 1924–1975 Total number of files: 119 Sub-groups Arranged using an alphabetic-numeric system, followed by subject:
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IT-d |
General correspondence - International relations and conditions (Numbered system) Content date range: 1958–1975 Total number of files: 26 Sub-groups Arranged by subject:
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| IT-e
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General correspondence - International relations and conditions (Un-numbered system) Content date range: 1958–1975 Total number of files: 20 Sub-groupsArranged by subject, in alphabetic order:
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IT-f |
General correspondence - International institutions Content date range: 1942–1975 Total number of files: 47 Sub-groups Arranged by international institution:
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IT-g |
General correspondence - Arrangements with overseas correspondents Content date range: 1926–1975
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IT-h |
General correspondence - Investment operations Content date range: 1926–1975
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IT-j |
General correspondence - London funds Content date range: 1937–1971
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IT-k |
General correspondence - Forward exchange - Policy Content date range: 1940–1975
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IT-o |
General correspondence - Foreign exchange procedures Content date range: 1970–1975
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IT-q |
General correspondence - Exchange operations Content date range: 1942–1975
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IT-75 |
General correspondence - Records control period 1970/75 Content date range: 1970–1975
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IT-80 |
General correspondence - CI (Co-ordination and information) Content date range: 1975–1980
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IT-80 |
General correspondence - DEA (Departmental, establishment and administration) Content date range: 1975–1980
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IT-80 |
General correspondence - EO (Exchange operations) Content date range: 1975–1980
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IT-80 |
General correspondence - FEB (Forward exchange business) Content date range: 1975–1980
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IT-80 |
General correspondence - GAC (General activities and controls) Content date range: 1975–1980
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IT-80 |
General correspondence - G (Gold) Content date range: 1975–1980
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IT-80 |
General correspondence - III (International and inter-regional institutions) Content date range: 1975–1970
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IT-80 |
General correspondence - IO (Investment operations) Content date range: 1975–1980
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IT-80 |
General correspondence - IRC (International exchange weekly note) Content date range: 1975–1980
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IT-80 |
General correspondence - OC (Overseas correspondents’ arrangements) Content date range: 1975–1980
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Biographical/historical notes
Historical background
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1911–1959
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia was legislated by the Commonwealth Bank Act 1911 and began its operations in 1912. The Commonwealth Bank was established by the Commonwealth government to provide banking services to both the Australian Government and its agencies. Its primary purpose was to provide commercial banking services, including savings and trading bank components. Denison Miller was appointed as the first Governor of the Commonwealth Bank in 1912, and he remained in this role until 1923. The Commonwealth Bank continued with a further five Governors, with Dr HC Coombs being appointed to the role in 1949.
Reserve Bank of Australia, 1959–Current
In 1959, the central and commercial banking functions within the Commonwealth Bank were separated (also known as the ‘Separation’, see Research Guide: Separation – the Commonwealth Bank and the creation of the RBA). The Reserve Bank Act 1959 legislated the separation of these two functions, from which the Reserve Bank of Australia retained the original corporate body and solely managed Australia's central banking functions. Whereas the commercial banking functions were transferred to the newly established Commonwealth Banking Corporation. Dr Coombs was appointed Governor of the Central Bank; a role he held until 1968. From 1960, the Bank had initially operated with six departments, Banking, Chief Accountant, Establishment, Investment, Research, and Secretary’s Department.
International Department – Establishment
Established on 14 September 1970, the International Department commenced its operations on the 10th floor at the Bank’s head office in Martin Place, Sydney.
Since Separation in 1959, the Bank had continued to build on its central banking processes, which saw gradual developments to its organisational structure. Administrative restructures occurred in response to the expansion of the Bank’s central banking functions, and from which saw the creation of the International Department. Prior to the major administrative restructure in 1970, this department was not a distinct department. However, its activities in international operations and liaisons were evident across already established departments. Since the Commonwealth Bank Board inception in 1924, both national and international liaisons primarily occurred with the Governor, the Bank’s London Office and through the Secretary’s Department.
International Department’s main operational purpose was to monitor and manage the Bank’s international affairs, investments, foreign exchange operations, gold holdings, and its international stakeholder relations.
International Department – Inherited functions
International Department inherited existing departmental functions from within the Bank, including from the Banking Department, Exchange Control Department, Investment Department, Research Department and from the Secretary Department.
From 1970, functions transferred from the above-mentioned departments, to under its management included:
- Foreign currency dealings
- Investment and control of the Bank’s gold and foreign exchange holdings
- Overseas economic and foreign markets intelligence
- Liaisons with both national and international banks and organisations
Research Department’s International Section was transferred into the International Department, as this section conducted research on the activities of international economies, such as trade, economic policy, commodity prices and overseas conditions.
The Foreign Exchange and Forward Exchange Sections of the Banking Department were also transferred into the International Department, as these two sections involved the monitoring of international exchange markets. In addition, the control and investment of the Bank’s gold was transferred from the Exchange Control Department’s Capital Market Section.
The following paragraphs provide a brief overview of each of the departments that later transferred some of their functions, and thus its records to the International Department:
Secretary’s Department, 1921–Current
Secretary’s Department was officially established in 1921, with Hugh Traill Armitage as the department’s first Bank Secretary. Secretary’s Department oversaw various activities under its management, such as the provision of secretariat support to senior Bank officials, Australian Notes Board (1920), Bank Board (1924), Treasury liaison, banking policies, central bank development, banking system supervision, public relations, and creation of the Archives Section (1954). As the Bank’s central liaison point, this was officially managed via its Communications Section (1956) within the department, with communications sent to and from the Governor, the Bank’s national and international branches, government departments and other financial institutions. In 1970, activities originally managed by this department, such as travels by official business staffs were transferred to the Personnel Department, and the supervision of non-bank financial institutions was transferred to the Banking and Finance Department.
Banking Department, 1957–Current
Banking Department was established in 1957 and from 1958 the department was responsible for credit policy, foreign and forward exchange, exchange settlement accounts, Treasury bill transactions with banks and the supervision of trading and savings banks.
Investment Department, 1953–1970
Investment Department was established in 1953 and was formerly called the Actuary’s Department (1912–1953). The department administered the saving banks’ investment policies, Commonwealth government securities operations, as well as the Bank’s national and overseas investments. From 1962, the department was divided into four sections, Note Issue, Market Operations, Capital Market and Bonds and Stock.
Research Department, 1958–1990
The Research Department was established in 1958, which saw it responsible for providing and gathering information related to Australian and international economic and financial conditions. Research created and gathered was initially delivered to the Governor and the Board. However, this later evolved to distributing their works across other departments within the Bank, external banks, and the public. The first ‘International News Digest’ in 1960 was created by the Research Department, which was for the use of internal Bank staff only. Due to the large extent of research being produced, gathered, and interpreted, the following sections were created: domestic finance and expenditure, international, library, rural research and liaison service.
International Department – Developments
The Bank’s onshore international operations and its international foreign exchange trading operations continued to be administered by the International Department. In 1982, the Financial Markets Group (FMG) was formed to join the Bank’s foreign exchange operations with its domestic market activities. FMG was divided into two departments, which included the Domestic Markets Department and the International Department. On 11 April 1983, the International Department’s supervision of the Bank’s offshore operations was transferred to the Banking and Finance Department.
In 1984, the department underwent a restructure in its operations, due to the Bank’s withdrawal from the forward exchange market and the Australian dollar float. Two divisions were created within the International Department. The first division created was the Foreign Exchange Division, which was responsible for creating exchange market policies, foreign exchange dealings, trade-weighted index calculations, exchange market intelligence and other relevant activities. The International Market Division was created with responsibilities such as, analysing and monitoring overseas financial markets, currencies, and capital markets. In addition, the International Market Division managed Australia’s associations with, for example, the International Monetary Fund as well as publishing international liquidity statistics and overseeing the investment of the Bank’s holdings of international reserve.
From 1986, in the post-float environment (see Research Guide: Float of the Australian Dollar), the department’s Investment Section was presented with new opportunities in how to manage the Bank’s reserves, assess the maturity of its portfolio, types of assets held and composition of currencies. From mid-1986, the department's administrative structure was again reassessed due to the commonalities in settlement activities found in both foreign currency and investment transactions. From the structural change, the coordination between the dealings and settlement functions was effectively improved, and to support this change, essential staff roles were renamed and revised.
By September 1990, International Department was divided into five sections:
- Settlements (SS)
- International Reserves (IR)
- Foreign Exchange Dealing (FXD)
- Foreign Exchange Market (FXM)
- International Financial Markets (IFM)
Both IFM and FXM sections were viewed as the analytical components of ID, while the remaining sections focused on the department's operations. Within this period, the department experienced a significant increase in the management of new foreign clients, as well as the need to adapt to business systems upgrades, which was prominent within SS.
The objectives of the department remained largely unchanged by this period, as the department continued to settle international transactions, analyse both Australia’s foreign exchange and international financial markets, and provided oversight on foreign exchange market operations. Jointly with the New York Representative and London Offices, the department collaboratively managed Australia’s international reserves. Additionally, the department continued to administer the Banking (Foreign Exchange) Regulations, researched and collected related statistics, strengthened the Bank’s connections with international banks and organisations, and assisted overseas central banks in their conduct of their Australian dollar transactions.
Arrangement description
The International Department series is arranged within two of the National Archives of Australia series, ‘C5730 – Commonwealth Bank Departments’ and ‘C5740 – Reserve Bank Departments’.
International Department series is arranged into separate sub-series, identifiable by an ‘IT’ prefix, which is then followed with an alpha and numeric numbering system. Records in each sub-series are then further arranged into specific subjects (sub-groups), highlighting the major activities covered within each sub-series.
Currently, records from sub-series with prefixes 'IT-a-*', 'IT-d-*', 'IT-e-*' and 'IT-f-*' have been released on Unreserved. Sub-groups within each of the currently released sub-series are arranged as follows:
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Sub-series |
Sub-group - Arrangement description |
|---|---|
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IT-a |
Arranged using an alphabetic-numeric system, followed by subject |
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IT-d |
Arranged by subject |
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IT-e |
Arranged by subject, in alphabetic order |
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IT-f |
Arranged by international institution |
General correspondence - Foreign Exchange Policy (FEP)
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Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
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IT-a-1 |
International Department - FEP A1 - Australian Notes Encashment Overseas - Section 33 - U.S.A., Honolulu, etc - 1946–1952 |
1946–1952 |
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IT-a-2 |
International Department - FEP A1 - Australian Notes Encashment Overseas - Section 33 - U.S.A., Honolulu, etc - 1951 |
1951 |
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IT-a-3 |
International Department - FEP A1 - Australian Notes Encashment Overseas - Section 33 - U.S.A. - 1963 |
1963 |
|
IT-a-10 |
International Department - FEP A1 - Australian Notes Encashment Overseas - Section 40 - London - 1962–1963 |
1962–1963 |
|
IT-a-11 |
International Department - FEP A1 - Australian Notes Encashment Overseas - Section 40 - London - 1971 |
11971 |
|
IT-a-12 |
International Department - FEP A2 - Australian Loans to New Zealand - Section 1 - 1958 - 1959 |
1958–1959 |
|
IT-a-13 |
International Department - FEP A2 - Australian Loans to New Zealand - Section 2 - 1966 - 1974 |
1966–1974 |
|
IT-a-14 |
International Department - FEP A2 - Australian Loans to New Zealand - Section 2 - Part 2 - 1975 |
1975 |
|
IT-a-91 |
International Department - FEP A14a - Australian Currency - Use in Overseas Trade - 1973 - 1974 |
1973–1974 |
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IT-a-92 |
International Department - FEP A15 - Australian Banks - Branches Overseas - 1973 - 1974 |
1973–1974 |
|
IT-a-97 |
International Department - FEP B3 - Banking Legislation - Section 1 - General - 1959–1969 |
1959–1969 |
|
IT-a-98 |
International Department - FEP B3 - Banking Legislation - Section 1 - General - 1970–1975 |
1970–1975 |
|
IT-a-101 |
International Department - FEP B3 - Section 4 - Separation - Banking Legislation - Details of Changes in Procedure Prior to & After Separation - 1959 - 1969 |
1959–1969 |
|
IT-a-121 |
International Department - FEP B8 - British Notes and Coin - Section 3 - Monthly Returns from Capitals 1954 |
1954 |
|
IT-a-125 |
International Department - FEP B8 - British Notes and Coin - Section 7 - Festival of Britain Crowns 1951, Coronation Coinage 1953 |
1953 |
|
IT-a-128 |
International Department - FEP B13 - Balance of Payments Committee Meetings - Section 1 - March 1971 Meeting and General |
1970–1974 |
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IT-a-129 |
International Department - FEP B13 - Balance of Payments Committee Meetings - Section 2 - September 1971 Meeting |
1971 |
|
IT-a-130 |
International Department - FEP C2 - Christmas Island - Section 1 - Currency and Banking - 1958 – 1969 |
1958–1969 |
|
IT-a-131 |
International Department - FEP C2 - Christmas Island - Section 1 - Currency and Banking - 1970 - 1971 |
1970–1971 |
|
IT-a-133 |
International Department - FEP C3 - Commonwealth Government Dollar Balances - Section 1 - Accounts Opened & Closed at Federal Reserve Bank of New York, General etc. - 1940 - 1960 |
1940–1960 |
|
IT-a-135 |
International Department - FEP C3 - Commonwealth Government Dollar Balances - Section 3 - Dollars for Gold Shipments - 1942 |
1942 |
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IT-a-136 |
International Department - FEP C3 - Commonwealth Government Dollar Balances - Section 4 - Dollar Loans of N.S.W. and Queensland Governments, Dollars to Service Loans - 1940–1941 |
1940–1941 |
|
IT-a-137 |
International Department - FEP C3 - Commonwealth Government Dollar Balances - Section 5 - Commonwealth Government Financing of Transactions in U.S.A. under Letters of Credit - 1954 |
1954 |
|
IT-a-138 |
International Department - FEP C3 - Commonwealth Government Dollar Balances - Section 6 - Purchases of $U.S. for Government & Semi-Government Bodies - Rates, Commission, etc. - 1926–1952 |
1926–1952 |
|
IT-a-176 |
International Department - FEP C10 - Countries - Canada - Exchange Rates - Section 7 - 1947–1953 |
1947–1953 |
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IT-a-177 |
International Department - FEP C10 - Countries - Canada - Exchange Rates - Section 7 - 1954–1957 |
1954–1957 |
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IT-a-178 |
International Department - FEP C10 - Countries - Canada - Exchange Rates - Foreign Exchange Market - Section 7 - 1953–1959 |
1953–1959 |
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IT-a-179 |
International Department - FEP C10 - Canada - Freeing of Rate, October 1950 - Section 7 - Part 1 - Letters with Secretary to Treasury - 1950 |
1950 |
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IT-a-180 |
International Department - FEP C10 - Countries - Canada - Freeing of Rate, October 1950 - Section 7 - Part 2 - Advices to Branches - 1950 |
1950 |
|
IT-a-181 |
International Department - FEP C10 - Countries - Canada - Freeing of Rate, October 1950 - Section 7 - Part 3 - Advices to Other Banks, including Reserve Bank of New Zealand - 1950 |
1950 |
|
IT-a-182 |
International Department - FEP C10 - Countries - Canada - Freeing of Rate, October 1950 - Section 7 - Part 4 - Letters from Bank of Montreal & Bank of Canada - 1950 |
1950 |
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IT-a-183 |
International Department - FEP C10 - Countries - Canada - Freeing of Rate, October 1950 - Section 7 - Part 5 - Sundry Cables - 1950 |
1950 |
|
IT-a-184 |
International Department - FEP C10 - Countries - Canada - Freeing of Rate, October 1950 - Section 7 - Part 6 - Cables from Bank of England - 1950 |
1950 |
|
IT-a-185 |
International Department - FEP C10 - Countries - Canada - Freeing of Rate, October 1950 - Section 7 - Part 8 - Sundry Memoranda inc. Schedule of Action Taken - 1950–1951 |
1950–1951 |
|
IT-a-186 |
International Department - FEP C10 - Countries - Canada - Freeing of Rate, October 1950 - Section 7 - Part 9 - Press Information and Newspaper Cuttings - 1950 |
1950 |
|
IT-a-187 |
International Department - FEP C10 - Countries - Canada - Freeing of Rate, October 1950 - Section 7 - Part 10 - Letter to Banks, 2 October 1950 13 October 1950, Formula for Capitals - 1950 |
1950 |
|
IT-a-188 |
International Department - FEP C10 - Countries - Canada - Freeing of Rate, October 1950 - Section 7 - Part 11 - Exchange Rates - Daily Fluctuations - 1950 - 1952 |
1950–1952 |
|
IT-a-263 |
International Department - FEP C10 - Countries - Indonesia - Exchange Rates - Section 32 - 1940 - 1952 |
1940–1952 |
|
IT-a-391 |
International Department - FEP C10 - Countries - United States of America - Exchange Rates - Section 15 - 1927 - 1953 |
1927–1953 |
|
IT-a-493 |
International Department - FEP E2 - Exchange Rates - Section 142 - Method of Quoting - 1972 - 1974 |
1972–1974 |
|
IT-a-494 |
International Department - FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 1 Part 1 - General - 1932 - 1938 |
1932–1938 |
|
IT-a-495 |
International Department - FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 1 Part 2 - General - 1939–1952 |
1939–1952 |
|
IT-a-497-1 |
FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 2 - Australia/London - 1924 - 1935 |
1924–1935 |
|
IT-a-497-2 |
FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 2a - Australia/London - 1924 - 1935 |
1924–1935 |
|
IT-a-501 |
FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 18 - Exchange Rate Policy - 1947–1957 |
1947–1957 |
|
IT-a-502 |
International Department - FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 18 - Exchange Rate Policy - 1971 |
1971 |
|
IT-a-503 |
International Department - FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 20 - Appreciation of £Australian - 1950–1951 |
1950–1951 |
|
IT-a-504 |
International Department - FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 21 - Inter-Bank Rates - 1932–1959 |
1932–1959 |
|
IT-a-505 |
International Department - FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 22 - Sales to Staff at Concession Rates - 1938–1964 |
1938–1964 |
|
IT-a-506 |
International Department - FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 22 - Sales to Staff at Concession Rates - 1972 |
1972 |
|
IT-a-507 |
International Department - FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 23 - Concession Rates of Exchange - 1929–1958 |
1929–1958 |
|
IT-a-507-1 |
International Department - FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 25 - Method of Quotation Prior to Present System - 1930 |
1930 |
|
IT-a-511 |
International Department - FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 30 - Fluctuating / Floating Rates for Sterling - 1952 - 1962 |
1952–1962 |
|
IT-a-514 |
International Department - FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 34 - Appreciation of Sterling - Rumours, May 1954 |
1954 |
|
IT-a-516 |
International Department - FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 36 - 1954 Proposals for Alteration in Method of Fixing Rates. Banking F/E Regs. - 1954 - 1956 |
1954–1956 |
|
IT-a-517 |
International Department - FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 37 - Schedules of Exchange and Interest Rates - 1954 - 1969 |
1954–1969 |
|
IT-a-518 |
International Department - FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 37 - Schedules of Exchange and Interest Rates - 1970 - 1971 |
1970–1971 |
|
IT-a-524 |
International Department - FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 43 - Power of Commonwealth Bank to Publish all the Fixed Rates - 1954 - 1957 |
1954–1957 |
|
IT-a-525 |
International Department - FEP E3 - Exchange Rates - London - Section 43 - Power of Commonwealth Bank to Publish all the Fixed Rates - 1971 - 1972 |
1971–1972 |
|
IT-a-585 |
International Department - FEP E6 - Export Finance - Section 4 - Central Bank Assistance to Trading Banks - 1957–1960 |
1957–1960 |
|
IT-a-609 |
International Department - FEP E6 - Export Finance - Section 22 - Buyers' Credit and EPIC Guarantee - Part 1 - 1966–1969 |
1966–1969 |
|
IT-a-610 |
International Department - FEP E6 - Export Finance - Section 22 - Buyers' Credit and EPIC Guarantee - Part 1 - 1970 |
1970 |
|
IT-a-638 |
International Department - FEP E8 - Exchange Rates - Overseas. Concessions to Government and Semi- Government and International Organisations - 1942 - 1966 |
1942–1966 |
|
IT-a-639 |
International Department - FEP E8 - Exchange Rates - Overseas. Concessions to Government and Semi - Government and International Organisations - 1970 - 1975 |
1970–1975 |
|
IT-a-642-1 |
International Department - FEP E10 - Exchange Risk - Section 3 - Sterling "Hedge" Operations - 1965 - 1967 |
1965–1967 |
|
IT-a-646 |
International Department - FEP E12 - European Monetary Agreement - Section 1 - General - 1958 - 1960 |
1958–1960 |
|
IT-a-647 |
International Department - FEP E12 - European Monetary Agreement - Section 1 - General - 1960 - 1968 |
1960–1968 |
|
IT-a-648 |
International Department - FEP E12 - European Monetary Agreement - Section 1 - General - 1971 - 1972 |
1971–1972 |
|
IT-a-651 |
International Department - FEP F1 - Forward Exchange Rates - Part 1 - General - 1931–1960 |
1931–1960 |
|
IT-a-654 |
International Department - FEP F1 - Forward Exchange Rates - Section 4 - General Policy - 1970 - 1973 |
1970–1973 |
|
IT-a-655 |
International Department - FEP F1 - Forward Exchange Rates - Section 4 - General Policy - Part 1 - General Policy (Banks and Branches) - 1946 - 1954 |
1946–1954 |
|
IT-a-656 |
International Department - FEP F1 - Forward Exchange Rates - Section 4 - General Policy - Part 2 - General Policy - 1955 - 1969 |
1955–1969 |
|
IT-a-668-1 |
International Department - FEP F1 - Forward Exchange Rates - Section 22 - Commodity Boards - 1966 - 1969 |
1966–1969 |
|
IT-a-676 |
International Department - FEP F2 - Foreign Currency Accounts with Overseas Banks - Section 2 - Reviews of Accounting and Revaluation Procedures - 1967 - 1973 |
1967–1973 |
|
IT-a-687 |
International Department - FEP F7 - Foreign Banks - Establishment of Trading Banks in Australia - Section 1 - General - 1956 - 1959 |
1956–1959 |
|
IT-a-689 |
International Department - FEP F7 - Foreign Banks - Establishment of Trading Banks in Australia - Section 2 - Bank of Tokyo Ltd - 1958 - 1959 |
1958–1959 |
|
IT-a-690 |
International Department - FEP F7 - Foreign Banks - Establishment of Trading Banks in Australia - Section 3 - First National City Bank - 1959–1960 |
1959–1960 |
|
IT-a-702 |
International Department - FEP F9 - Foreign Exchange Committee - 1963 - 1966 |
1963–1966 |
|
IT-a-703 |
International Department - FEP F9 - Foreign Exchange Committee - 1967 - 1968 |
1967–1968 |
|
IT-a-704 |
International Department - FEP F9 - Foreign Exchange Committee - 1970 - 1972 |
1970–1972 |
|
IT-a-705 |
International Department - FEP F9(a) - Foreign Exchange Markets - Weekly Note - 1973 - 1975 |
1973–1975 |
|
IT-a-758 |
International Department - FEP F11 - Foreign Exchange System in Australia - Review of - Section 1 - Earland/Wiblin study, March 1969 - 1968 - 1969 |
1968–1969 |
|
IT-a-759 |
International Department - FEP F11 - Foreign Exchange System in Australia - Review of - Section 3 - Transactions outside the Banking System - 1970 - 1971 |
1970–1971 |
|
IT-a-760 |
International Department - FEP F11 - Foreign Exchange System in Australia - Review of - Section 4 - Specific Aspects of Proposed Changes in System - 1971 - 1974 |
1971–1974 |
|
IT-a-761 |
International Department - FEP F11 - Foreign Exchange System in Australia - Review of - Section 5 - Discussions with Banks - 1971 |
1971 |
|
IT-a-764 |
International Department - FEP F11 - Foreign Exchange System in Australia - Review of - Section 9 - Approaches for Foreign Exchange Dealing Licences |
1970–1974 |
|
IT-a-767 |
International Department - FEP F11 - Foreign Exchange System in Australia - Review of - Section 12 - New Forward Exchange System - 1971–1972 |
1971–1972 |
|
IT-a-768 |
International Department - FEP F11 - Foreign Exchange System in Australia - Review of - Section 12 - New Forward Exchange System - 1973 |
1973 |
|
IT-a-769 |
International Department - FEP F11 - Foreign Exchange System in Australia - Review of - Section 12 - New Forward Exchange System - 1974 - April 1975 |
1974–1975 |
|
IT-a-772 |
International Department - FEP F11 - Foreign Exchange System in Australia - Review of - Section 15 - Review 1952/1956 - 1952 - 1956 |
1952–1956 |
|
IT-a-773 |
International Department - FEP F11 - Foreign Exchange System in Australia - Review of Proposals for Changes in System - 1970 - May 1971 |
1970–1971 |
|
IT-a-774 |
International Department - FEP F11 - Foreign Exchange System in Australia - Review of Proposals for Changes in System - June 1971 - April 1975 |
1971–1975 |
|
IT-a-776 |
International Department - FEP F13 - Foreign Exchange Futures Markets - 1972 - 1975 |
1972–1975 |
|
IT-a-781 |
International Department - FEP G1 - Gold - Section 2 - Gold Crisis, March 1968 |
1968 |
|
IT-a-782 |
International Department - FEP G3 - Government Finance - Section 1 - Remittances to London for State Governments - 1931 - 1958 |
1931–1958 |
|
IT-a-860 |
International Department - FEP I12 - International Monetary Crisis, November 1968 - Part 1 - Australian Foreign Exchange Action - London Cables - 1968 - 1969 |
1968–1969 |
|
IT-a-861 |
International Department - FEP I12 - International Monetary Crisis, November 1968 - Part 1 - Australian Foreign Exchange Action - London Cables - 1968 - 1969 |
1968–1969 |
|
IT-a-862 |
International Department - FEP I12 - International Monetary Crisis, November 1968 - Part 3 - Overseas Correspondents Report - 1968 |
1968 |
|
IT-a-864 |
International Department - FEP I15 - International Monetary Crisis - Section 1 - General - 1968 - 1970 |
1968–1970 |
|
IT-a-865 |
International Department - FEP I15 - International Monetary Crisis - Section 1 - General - 1970 - 1972 |
1970–1972 |
|
IT-a-866 |
International Department - FEP I15 - International Monetary Crisis - Section 2 - $US Crisis, May 1971 - Part 1 - Advices To and From Our Offices including London - 1971 - 1974 |
1971–1974 |
|
IT-a-868 |
International Department - FEP I15 - International Monetary Crisis - Section 2 - $US Crisis, May 1971 - Part 3 - Advices to Commonwealth Treasury - 1971 |
1971 |
|
IT-a-871 |
International Department - FEP I15 - International Monetary Crisis - Section 3 - $US Gold Crisis, August 1971 - Part 1 - Advices to Our Offices and Other Banks - 1971 - 1972 |
1971–1972 |
|
IT-a-873 |
International Department - FEP I15 - International Monetary Crisis - Section 3 - $US Gold Crisis, August 1971 - Part 3 - Commonwealth Treasury Messages - 1971 |
1971 |
|
IT-a-879 |
International Department - FEP I15 - International Monetary Crisis - Section 4 - Currency Realignment, December 1971 - Part 3 - Memorandum and Commonwealth Treasury Messages - 1971 - 1972 |
1971–1972 |
|
IT-a-885 |
International Department - FEP I15 - International Monetary Crisis - Section 6 - Australian Revaluation, December 1972 - Part 2 - Internal Memoranda, Commonwealth Treasury, I.M.F. - 1972 |
1972 |
|
IT-a-891 |
International Department - FEP O2 - Overseas Banks' Accounts in Australia - Section 1 - Correspondence with Branches - General - 1928 - 1952 |
1928–1952 |
|
IT-a-938 |
International Department - FEP O2 - Overseas Banks' Accounts in Australia - Section 2 - Correspondence with Australian Banks - General Arrangements - 1932 - 1957 |
1932–1957 |
|
IT-a-939 |
International Department - FEP O2 - Overseas Banks' Accounts in Australia - Section 4 - Correspondence with Associated Banks (Victoria) - Accounts Kept in Australia with Australian Banks - 1932 - 1936 |
1932–1936 |
|
IT-a-944 |
International Department - FEP O2 - Overseas Banks' Accounts in Australia - Section 17 - Quarterly Returns to Treasury - 1967 - 1969 |
1967–1969 |
|
IT-a-958 |
International Department - FEP O2 - Overseas Banks' Accounts in Australia - Section 17 - Quarterly Returns to Treasury - 1970 - 1975 |
1970–1975 |
|
IT-a-959 |
International Department - FEP S1 - Sterling Working Balances of Trading Banks - Section 1 - General and Agreed Statement for Government - 1948 - 1959 |
1948–1959 |
|
IT-a-994 |
International Department - FEP S1 - Sterling Working Balances of Trading Banks - Section 2 - Agreed Statement for Government - 1948 - 1952 |
1948–1952 |
|
IT-a-995 |
International Department - FEP S8 - Sterling Guarantee Arrangements - Section 1 - Negotiations Leading up to Sterling Guarantee - 1968 - 1969 |
1968–1969 |
|
IT-a-1003 |
International Department - FEP S8 - Sterling Guarantee Arrangements - Section 1 - Negotiations Leading up to Sterling Guarantee - 1974 |
1974 |
|
IT-a-1004 |
International Department - FEP S8 - Sterling Guarantee Arrangements - Section 1 - Negotiations Leading up to Sterling Guarantee - 1974 |
1974 |
|
IT-a-1005 |
International Department - FEP S8 - Sterling Guarantee Arrangements - Section 2 - Operating Procedures - 1968 - 1969 |
1968–1969 |
|
IT-a-1006 |
International Department - FEP S8 - Sterling Guarantee Arrangements - Section 2 - Operating Procedures - 1970 - 1971 |
1970–1971 |
|
IT-a-1091 |
International Department - FEP V3 - Variable Deposit Requirement - Overseas Borrowing subject to VDR - 1973 - 1974 |
1973–1974 |
General correspondence - International Relations and Conditions (Numbered system)
|
Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
|
IT-d-276 |
International Department - Papers - International News Digest Indexes - Part 1 1960 - 1968 |
1960–1968 |
|
IT-d-277 |
International Department - Papers - International News Digest Indexes - 1969 |
1969 |
|
IT-d-278 |
International Department - Papers - International News Digest Indexes - 1970 - 1975 |
1970–1975 |
|
IT-d-278-1 |
International Department - Papers - International News Digest - 1960 |
1960 |
|
IT-d-278-2 |
International Department - Papers - International News Digest - 1961 |
1961 |
|
IT-d-278-3 |
International Department - Papers - International News Digest - 1962 |
1962 |
|
IT-d-278-4 |
International Department - Papers - International News Digest - 1963 |
1963 |
|
IT-d-278-5 |
International Department - Papers - International News Digest - 1964 |
1964 |
|
IT-d-278-6 |
International Department - Papers - International News Digest - 1965 |
1965 |
|
IT-d-278-7 |
International Department - Papers - International News Digest - 1966 |
1966 |
|
IT-d-278-8 |
International Department - Papers - International News Digest - 1967 |
1967 |
|
IT-d-278-9 |
International Department - Papers - International News Digest - 1968 |
1968 |
|
IT-d-278-10 |
International Department - Papers - International News Digest - 1969 |
1969 |
|
IT-d-279 |
International Department - Papers - International News Digest - 1970 - 1971 |
1970–1971 |
|
IT-d-280 |
International Department - Papers - International News Digest - 1972 |
1972 |
|
IT-d-281 |
International Department - Papers - International News Digest - 1973 - 1975 |
1973–1975 |
|
IT-d-312 |
International Department - Variable Deposit Requirement 1972 - 1975 |
1975 |
|
IT-d-314 |
International Department - Correspondence - Department of Treasury and Other Departments - Part 1 - 1958 - 1969 |
1958–1969 |
|
IT-d-315 |
International Department - Correspondence - Department of Treasury and Other Departments - 1970 - 1972 |
1970–1972 |
|
IT-d-316 |
International Department - Correspondence - Department of Treasury and Other Departments - January - June 1973 |
1973 |
|
IT-d-317 |
International Department - Correspondence - Department of Treasury and Other Departments - July - December 1973 |
1973 |
|
IT-d-318 |
International Department - Correspondence - Department of Treasury and Other Departments - January - May 1974 |
1974 |
|
IT-d-319 |
International Department - Correspondence - Department of Treasury and Other Departments - June - August 1974 |
1974 |
|
IT-d-320 |
International Department - Correspondence - Department of Treasury and Other Departments - September - October 1974 |
1974 |
|
IT-d-321 |
International Department - Correspondence - Department of Treasury and Other Departments - November - December 1974 |
1974 |
|
IT-d-322 |
International Department - Correspondence - Department of Treasury and Other Departments - January - April 1975 |
1975 |
General correspondence - International Relations and Conditions (Un-numbered system)
|
Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
|
IT-e-2 |
International Department - Australian Exchange Rate - Policy - 1971 - 1972 |
1971–1972 |
|
IT-e-28 |
International Department - Capital Flow Statistics - Briefing Notes for Treasurer - 1973 - 1975 |
1973–1975 |
|
IT-e-31 |
International Department - Capital Flow Statistics - Compilation of Exchange Control Data - 1972 - 1973 |
1972–1973 |
|
IT-e-33 |
International Department - Capital Flow Statistics - Information for the Board - 1972 - 1975 |
1972–1975 |
|
IT-e-43 |
International Department - Capital Flow Statistics - Monthly Memoranda - April - September 1971 |
1971 |
|
IT-e-44 |
International Department - Capital Flow Statistics - Monthly Memoranda - October 1971 - March 1972 |
1971–1972 |
|
IT-e-45 |
International Department - Capital Flow Statistics - Monthly Memoranda - April - September 1972 |
1972 |
|
IT-e-46 |
International Department - Capital Flow Statistics - Monthly Memoranda - October - December 1972 |
1972 |
|
IT-e-47 |
International Department - Capital Flow Statistics - Monthly Memoranda - January - June 1973 |
1973 |
|
IT-e-48 |
International Department - Capital Flow Statistics - Monthly Memoranda - July - December 1973 |
1973 |
|
IT-e-49 |
International Department - Capital Flow Statistics - Monthly Memoranda - January - June 1974 |
1974 |
|
IT-e-50 |
International Department - Capital Flow Statistics - Monthly Memoranda - July 1974 - 1975 |
1974–1975 |
|
IT-e-53 |
International Department - Capital Flow Statistics - Publication of Exchange Control Data - 1972 - 1974 |
1972–1974 |
|
IT-e-55 |
International Department - Capital Flow Statistics - Sources of Data - 1971 - 1974 |
1971–1974 |
|
IT-e-73 |
International Department - Control of Capital Flows - Guidelines Policy - 1972 |
1972 |
|
IT-e-74 |
International Department - Control of Capital Inflow (including Contingency Plan) - Policy - 1971 - March 1972 |
1971–1972 |
|
IT-e-75 |
International Department - Control of Capital Inflow (including Contingency Plan) - Policy - April - June 1972 |
1972 |
|
IT-e-76 |
International Department - Control of Capital Inflow (including Contingency Plan) - Policy - July 1972 - 1975 |
1972–1975 |
|
IT-e-94 |
International Department - Investments Abroad - Policy - 1971 |
1971 |
|
IT-e-115 |
International Department - Portfolio Investment Abroad - Policy - 1972 |
1972 |
General correspondence - International institutions
|
Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
|
IT-f-93 |
International Department - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) - Australian Loan Negotiations - July 1950 - 1955 |
1950–1955 |
|
IT-f-100 |
International Department - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - Australian Loan Negotiations - Australia's $100m Loan - Part 5 - Documents Forwarded by Mr Wheeler - 1950 |
1950 |
|
IT-f-145 |
International Department - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - General - August 1947 - July 1949 |
1947–1949 |
|
IT-f-146 |
International Department - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - General - August 1949 - December 1951 |
1949–1951 |
|
IT-f-280 |
International Department - International Finance Corporation (IFC) - Australian Membership and Subscription 1955 - 1961 |
1955–1961 |
|
IT-f-365 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Australia's 1st Drawing - Part 1 - Policy Issues and Application - August 1949 - February 1954 |
1949–1954 |
|
IT-f-366 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Australia's 1st Drawing - Part 2 - Procedural Matters - September 1949 - November 1953 |
1949–1953 |
|
IT-f-367 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Australia's 1st Drawing - Part 2 - Procedural Matters - December 1953 - 1955 |
1953–1955 |
|
IT-f-368 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Australia's 1st Drawing - Part 3 - Confidential Cables - September - October 1949 |
1949 |
|
IT-f-375 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Australia's International Monetary Fund (IMF) Parity Rate - 1946 - 1960 |
1946–1960 |
|
IT-f-424 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Drawing Rights and Repurchase Provisions - 1948 - 1955 |
1948–1955 |
|
IT-f-429 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Exchange Arrangements - Guidelines for Floating - July 1973 - April 1975 |
1973–1975 |
|
IT-f-460 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Eyers, Mr - Papers re Currency Plans - 1942 - 1947 |
1942–1947 |
|
IT-f-470 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Fund Consultation with Australia - 1975 |
1975 |
|
IT-f-472-1 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - General - 1942 - 1945 |
1942–1945 |
|
IT-f-472-2 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - General - 1945 - June 1947 |
1945–1947 |
|
IT-f-472-3 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - General - July - December 1947 |
1947 |
|
IT-f-472-4 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - General - January - July 1948 |
1948 |
|
IT-f-473 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - General - August - December 1948 |
1948 |
|
IT-f-474 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - General - 1949 |
1949 |
|
IT-f-475 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - General - 1950 |
1950 |
|
IT-f-509 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Gold Standard - May - Aug. 1944 |
1944 |
|
IT-f-511 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - I.M.F. and the Transition Period - Extracts from Letters from Lord Keynes to Dr White (U.S. Treasury) - 1943 - 1944 |
1943–1944 |
|
IT-f-513 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Inaugural Meetings - Savannah Fund and Bank - 1946 |
1946 |
|
IT-f-525 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - International Monetary Agreements Bill, Bretton Woods - 1947 |
1947 |
|
IT-f-567-1 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Melville Address to Trading Bank Representatives re International Bank for Reconstruction and Development IBRD and IMF - 1944 |
1944 |
|
IT-f-568 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Melville Review of Procedure and Working of Conference - December 1944 |
1944 |
|
IT-f-569 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Membership and Election of Executive Directors - 1946 - 1951 |
1946–1951 |
|
IT-f-576 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Membership and Election of Executive Directors - 1974 - 1975 |
1974–1975 |
|
IT-f-578 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Monetary Reserves - Statistics - Part 1 July 1948 - July 1951 |
1948–1951 |
|
IT-f-579 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Monetary Reserves - Statistics - Part 2 - August 1951 - October 1955 |
1951–1955 |
|
IT-f-585 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Notes from Mr McFarlane re Fund and Bank - April 1948 - May 1949 |
1948–1949 |
|
IT-f-631 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Reform of International Monetary System - Draft Report of Executive Directors to Board of Governors - 1972 |
1972 |
|
IT-f-632 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Reform of International Monetary System - Final Draft of Report - 1972 |
1972 |
|
IT-f-638 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Revaluation of Australian Dollar, 22 December 1972 |
1972 |
|
IT-f-639 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Revaluation of Australian Dollar, September 1973 |
1973 |
|
IT-f-656 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Special Drawing Rights - General - Part 1 1969 - 1970 |
1969–1970 |
|
IT-f-658 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Special Drawing Rights - General January 1971 - July 1971 |
1971 |
|
IT-f-659 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Special Drawing Rights - General July 1971 - March 1972 |
1971–1972 |
|
IT-f-660 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Special Drawing Rights - General April 1972 - April 1975 |
1972–1975 |
|
IT-f-666 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Special Increases in Australian Subscription - 1960 |
1960 |
|
IT-f-734 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Use of Fund's Resources - Avoiding the Use of $A in Compulsory Repurchase - 1972 |
1972 |
|
IT-f-744 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Use of Fund's Resources - Policy - 1949 - 1950 |
1949–1950 |
|
IT-f-745 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Use of Fund's Resources - Policy - 1951 - 1953 |
1951–1953 |
|
IT-f-746 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Use of Fund's Resources - Policy - 1953 - 1955 |
1953–1955 |
|
IT-f-747 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Various Opinions and Criticisms of Monetary Plans - 1943 |
1943 |
|
IT-f-750 |
International Department - International Monetary Fund - Various Publications Forwarded to Us, including Copies of Agreements, Acts, etc - 1947 - 1956 |
1947–1956 |
