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Catalogue description Department of Trade and Industry and Successors: British Overseas Trade Board: Secretariat: Registered Files (BOTB/SEC Series)
| Reference: | FV 75 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Department of Trade and Industry and Successors: British Overseas Trade Board: Secretariat: Registered Files (BOTB/SEC Series) |
| Description: |
Records of the Secretariat of the British Overseas Trade Board (BOTB) relating to export promotion, industrial strategy and UK representation abroad. |
| Date: | 1971-1986 |
| Arrangement: |
The records are arranged in numerical order by file reference. |
| Related material: |
Files of the Finance Committees of the BOTB FV 76 Files of the Advisory Council of the BOTB FV 77 Agendas and minutes of the BOTB FV 78 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | BOTB/SEC file series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Department of Trade and Industry, British Overseas Trade Board, 1972-1974 Department of Trade, British Overseas Trade Board, 1974-1983 |
| Physical description: | 67 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2002 Department of Trade and Industry |
| Custodial history: | Transferred to the Department of Trade and Industry in 1988 |
| Selection and destruction information: | Policy files are always selected for permanent preservation |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
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 businessmen and representatives from industry, the Department of Trade and Industry, Export Credits Guarantee Department, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Trade Union Congress. Its President was the Secretary of State for Trade. |
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