PJ1972-1999Records created or inherited by the Department of Trade, 1974-1983, and successors
Records created or inherited by the Department of Trade and its successors, concerning general overseas trade policy;the coordination of major overseas capital projects; commercial relations and tariffs, including relations with the EEC; the work of the British Overseas Trade Board; companies legislation; supervision of the insurance industry, the Insolvency Service and the work of the Patents Office; civil aviation, marine and shipping policy; tourism and the travel industry; the film industry and the media.