IMF Archives: Finding Aids

African Department Records

African Department Immediate Office Records

AFRAI Technical Assistance Files

Date(s): 1966-1989
Level of description: Series
Extent and medium: 9.5 linear feet of textual records

Content and structure

Scope and content: Series consists of records that demonstrate the African Department's role in coordinating IMF technical assistance in African member countries. Although most Technical Assistance projects and missions were carried out by Central Banking Services (CBS) and Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD), AFR received copies and original correspondence and reports from member countries, central banks and technical assistants. AFR advised on: technical assistance requests; the recruitment of experts; the deployment of recruited experts to the field; regular reports and reviews; and the termination or renewal of missions. Files contain: correspondence from member countries, central banks or technical assistants that was sent to AFR or to the functional departments responsible for technical assistance and copied to AFR; internal memoranda from responsible departments concerning recruitment and soliciting comments about candidates; copies of the contracts and terms of reference for technical assistants; reports from technical assistants; cables about travel and settlement arrangements; and news wire telexes about current developments in the country in question. Reports from the technical assistants are typically in the form of numbered letters. Files are arranged alphabetically by country and then chronologically. Within the files, the records are arranged chronologically and often also by the name of the assistant.

Conditions of Access and Use

Conditions governing access and reproduction: Series contains records on recruitment with potentially sensitive information on individuals and is therefore closed. Box 20 contains files and documents which are closed because they contain other sensitive information (mostly personal information).

Language/script of material: English, French

Associated Materials

Related units of description: Technical Assistance files in this series show the Immediate Office's role in the recruitment and placement of technical assistants. Files found in AFRAI Subject Files and AFR Division Files series reflect technical assistance as a general function of the IMF, as opposed to specific technical assistance issues in member countries. Technical assistance files in AFR Country Desk Files series relate to a technical assistant on assignment. Functional departments, such as FAD or CBS, were responsible for most technical assistance missions and may have more complete information on file.


File 1/1

Algeria - Technical Assistance. — 1989

File 1/2

Botswana - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1975-1979

File 1/3

Botswana - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1977-1988

File 1/4

Botswana - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1977-1978

File 1/5

Botswana - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1981-1984

File 2/1

Burundi - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1975-1979

File 2/2

Burundi - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1974-1979

File 2/3

Burundi - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1977-1989

File 2/4

Burundi - Tech[nical] Assistance [CBS]. — 1982-1983

File 2/5

Cameroon - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1976, 1978

File 2/6

Cameroon - Technical Assistance (AFR). — 1977-1980

File 2/7

Cameroon - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1981-1988

File 2/8

Cameroon - Tech[nical] Assistance (CBD). — 1982-1983

File 2/9

C.A.R. [Central African Republic] - Technical Assistance [FAD]. — 1978

File 2/10

Central African Republic - Technical Assistance. — 1982-1987

File 3/1

Chad - Technical Assistance FAD. — 1985-1988

Conditions governing access and reproduction: File contains some sensitive documents which have been closed.


File 3/2

Comoros - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1979-1982

File 3/3

Comoros - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1980-1986

File 3/4

Congo [Brazzaville] - Technical Assistance. — 1988

File 3/5

Congo (Kinshasa) - Technical Assistance - Deveaud (CBS). — 1967-1968

File 3/6

Congo (Kinshasa) - Technical Assistance - Kroc (CBS). — 1968-1970

File 3/7

Congo [Kinshasa] - R[udolf] Kroc - Technical Assistance. — 1968-1970

File 3/8

Congo (Kinshasa) - Technical Assistance - Virieux (CBS). — 1969-1971

File 3/9

Dahomey - Technical Assistance - R[ené] Février (FAD). — 1970

File 3/10

Djibouti - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1979-1984

File 4/1

Equatorial Guinea - Technical Assistance - Baldi (CBS). — 1968-1969

File 4/2

Equatorial Guinea - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1969-1972

File 4/3

Equatorial Guinea - Technical Assistance - G. Kantner (CBS). — 1970-1971

File 4/4

Equatorial Guinea - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1979-1981, 1988

File 4/5

Equatorial Guinea - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1979-1988

File 4/6

Equatorial Guinea - Technical Assistance - [Harnack]. — 1980-1981

File 4/7

Gabon - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1979

File 4/8

Gabon - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1979-1983

File 4/9

Gabon - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1987-1988

File 5/1

Gambia - Technical Assistance - Rozell (CBS). — 1969

File 5/2

Gambia - Technical Assistance - Latham (FAD). — 1969-1970

File 5/3

The Gambia - Technical Assistance - R[ichard] S. Latham - Jan[uary] 28 -- 8 days. — 1970

File 5/4

The Gambia - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1970-1971, 1975-1978

File 5/5

The Gambia - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1976-1979

File 5/6

Gambia, The - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1978-1986

File 5/7

The Gambia - Technical Assist[ance] (FAD). — 1981-1985

File 5/8

Gambia - Technical Assistant (CBD). — 1985-1988

File 5/9

Ghana - Technical Assistance. — 1981-1989

File 5/10

Guinea - Technical Assistance - E. Racine (CBS). — 1970-1971

File 5/11

Guinea - Correspondence regarding publication of material in Marchés Tropicaux. — 1976-1977

File 5/12

Guinea - Technical Assistance CBD. — 1985-1988

File 6/1

Guinea-Bissau - Technical Assistance (CBD). — 1977-1979

File 6/2

Guinea-Bissau - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1978-1979

File 6/3

Guinea-Bissau - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1978-1988

File 6/4

Guinea-Bissau - Technical Assistance - Ms. Elsie Wood. — 1982-1986

File 6/5

Guinea-Bissau - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1982-1986

File 6/6

Ivory Coast - Technical Assistance FAD. — 1981-1987

File 7/1

Kenya - Technical Assistance - Dodds (CBS). — 1968-1969

File 7/2

Kenya - Technical Assistance - Ramsey (CBS). — 1968-1969

File 7/3

Kenya - Technical Assistance - Simienski (CBS). — 1968-1969

File 7/4

Kenya - Technical Assistance - Sogancilar (CBS). — 1968-1971

File 7/5

Kenya - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1970

File 7/6

Kenya - Technical Assistance - F. J. King (Statistical expert). — 1970

File 7/7

Kenya - Technical Assistance - [Stephen] J. Hills (FAD). — 1970

File 7/8

Kenya - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1977-1978

File 7/9

Kenya - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1977-1988

File 7/10

Lesotho - Technical Assistance (CBS) - Mr. Reichardt. — 1974-1980

File 7/11

Lesotho - Technical Assistance - Fiscal Affairs Department. — 1977-1978

File 7/12

Lesotho - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1982-1988

File 8/1

Liberia - Technical Assistance - Wait (FAD). — 1968-1970

File 8/2

Liberia - Technical Assistance - Wolfson (Administrative Arrangements]). — 1968-1970

File 8/3

Liberia - IMF Representative - D[irk] J. Wolfson. — 1968-1970

Conditions governing access and reproduction: File contains a document with sensitive medical information that has been partially closed until 2054.


File 8/4

Liberia - Technical Assistance - [Reed] Hansen. — 1970

File 8/5

Liberia - Technical Assistance - [Rex] Wait. — 1969-1971

File 8/6

Liberia - Technical Assistance - Hansen (FAD). — 1970-1971

File 8/7

Liberia - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1975-1988

File 8/8

Liberia - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1976-1980

File 8/9

Liberia - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1980-1987

File 8/10

Malagasy - Technical Assistance - Kempeneers (CBS). — 1969-1970

File 8/11

Malagasy Republic - Technical Assistance. — 1978-1988

File 9/1

Malawi - Technical Assistance - [Joseph] C. Mills - [August] 1967. — 1968-1970

File 9/2

Malawi - Technical Assistance - Mills (CBS). — 1968-1970

File 9/3

Malawi - Technical Assistance - [James] Pembroke. — 1968-1970

File 9/4

Malawi - Technical Assistance - Pembroke (FAD). — 1968-1970

File 9/5

Malawi - Technical Assistance - Garcia (CBS). — 1970

File 9/6

Malawi - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1970-1971

File 9/7

Malawi - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1977-1978

File 9/8

Malawi - Technical Assistance CBD. — 1982-1988

File 9/9

Malawi - Technical Assistance FAD. — 1985-1989

File 9/10

Mali - IMF Representative - [Mohamed] A. Sirry. — 1968-1969

File 9/11

Mali - Technical Assistance - Sirry (Administrative Arrangements). — 1968-1970

File 9/12

Mali - Technical Assistance. — 1981-1986

File 9/13

Mali - [Technical Assistance] - Mr. Daumont 1982 - Ms. Doize 1984. — 1982-1985

File 9/14

Mali - Technical Assistance 1985. — 1984-1988

File 10/1

Mauritania - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1975-1987

File 10/2

Mauritania - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1977-1978

File 10/3

Mauritania - Technical Assistance. — 1981-1989

File 10/4

Mauritania - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1984-1989

File 10/5

Mauritius - Technical Assistance - Morris (CBS). — 1969

File 10/6

Mauritius - Technical Assistance - Messerschmidt (CBS). — 1969-1970

File 10/7

Mauritius - Technical Assistance - Towfiq (CBS). — 1969-1970

File 10/8

Mauritius - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1976-1986

File 10/9

Mauritius - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1977-1979

File 10/10

Mauritius - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1979-1988

File 11/1

Mauritius - Technical Assist[ance] (FAD). — 1980-1983

File 11/2

Morocco - Technical Assistance - [Mohamed] [Yassar] Bitar (CBS). — 1970

File 11/3

Morocco - Technical Assistance - Siemienski (CBS). — 1970

File 11/4

Morocco - Technical Assistance - Central Banking Service. — 1976-1978

File 11/5

Morocco - Tech[nical] Assistance 1982. — 1981-1982, 1984

File 11/6

Morocco - Technical Assistance CBD. — 1985-1986

File 11/7

Niger (BCEAO) - Technical Assistance CBS. — 1977-1986

File 11/8

Niger - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1983-1988

File 11/9

Nigeria - Technical Assistance - Rozell (CBS). — 1969-1970

File 11/10

Nigeria - Tech[nical] Assistance (CBD) 1982. — 1981-1982, 1988

Conditions governing access and reproduction: File contains a document with sensitive medical information that is closed until 2067.


File 12/1

Rwanda - Technical Assistance - Georges Dufranne. — 1967-1968

File 12/2

Rwanda - Technical Assistance - [Georges] Dufranne. — 1968-1969

File 12/3

Rwanda - Technical Assistance - Dufranne (FAD). — 1968-1970

File 12/4

Rwanda - Technical Assistance - Hattori (CBS). — 1968-1970

File 12/5

Rwanda - Technical Assistance - Pannuti (FAD). — 1969-1970

File 12/6

Rwanda - Technical Assistance - [Nelio] Pannuti. — 1969-1970

File 12/7

Rwanda - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1975-1977

File 12/8

Rwanda - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1977-1987

File 12/9

Rwanda - Technical Assistance (CBD) - Mr. Ansay. — 1980-1982

File 13/1

Sao Tomé & Principe - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1976-1977

File 13/2

Sao Tome & Principe - Technical Assist[ance]. — 1985-1989

File 13/3

Senegal - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1977

File 13/4

Senegal - Technical Assistance, CBD. — 1977-1989

File 13/5

Senegal - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1982-1987

File 13/6

Seychelles - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1978-1985

File 13/7

Seychelles - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1978-1988

File 13/8

Seychelles - Technical Assistant - FAD. — 1981-1987

File 14/1

Sierra Leone - Technical Assistance - Calamitsis (Administrative Arrangements). — 1968

File 14/2

Sierra Leone - IMF representative - [Evangelos] Calamitsis. — 1968-1970

File 14/3

Sierra Leone - Technical Assistance - Moinuddin (CBS). — 1968-1971

File 14/4

Sierra Leone - Technical Assistance - Dutt (FAD). — 1969-1970

File 14/5

Sierra Leone - Technical Assistance - Otto (CBS). — 1969-1971

File 14/6

Sierra Leone - Technical Assistance - S[achindranath] Dutt. — 1969-1971

File 14/7

Sierra Leone - Technical Assistance - Messrs. Mutén & Bryant (FAD). — 1970

File 14/8

Sierra Leone - Correspondence - (FAD). — 1980-1987

File 14/9

Sierra Leone - Technical Assistance - Resident Representative. — 1981-1988

File 14/10

Sierra Leone - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1981-1988

File 14/11

Sierra Leone - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1988

File 15/1

Somalia - Technical Assistance - [Piet] J. van de Ven. — 1968-1969

Conditions governing access and reproduction: File contains some sensitive documents which have been closed.


File 15/2

Somalia - Technical Assistance - von Essen (CBS). — 1968-1969

File 15/3

Somalia - Technical Assistance - Giustiniani (CBS). — 1968-1970

File 15/4

Somalia - Technical Assistance - Lockwood (FAD). — 1968-1970

File 15/5

Somalia - Technical Assistance - Aytür (FAD). — 1969-1970

File 15/6

Somalia - Technical Assistance - Haider (CBS). — 1969-1970

File 15/7

Somalia - Technical Assistance - Kalidova (ETR). — 1969-1970

File 15/8

Somalia - Technical Assistance - [Alwyn] L. Lockwood. — 1969-1971

File 15/9

Somalia - Technical Assistance - Bellecca (CBS). — 1970

File 15/10

Somalia - Technical Assistance - Mills (CBS). — 1970

File 15/11

Somalia - Technical Assistance - FAD. — 1980-1986

Conditions governing access and reproduction: File contains a document with some sensitive health information that is closed until 2070.


File 15/12

Somalia - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1980-1989

Conditions governing access and reproduction: File contains a document with sensitive personal information that is closed until 2069.


File 16/1

Swaziland - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1975-1978

File 16/2

Swaziland - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1975-1988

File 16/3

Swaziland - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1980-1984

File 16/4

Tanzania - Technical Assistance - Scott (CBS). — 1968-1969

File 16/5

Tanzania - Technical Assistance - Andersen (CBS). — 1968-1970

File 16/6

Tanzania - Technical Assistance - Hornmoen (CBS). — 1968-1970

File 16/7

Tanzania - Technical Assistance - Adarkar (CBS). — 1970

File 16/8

Tanzania - Technical Assistance - [David] Kopf (CBS). — 1970-1971

File 16/9

Tanzania - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1977-1979

File 16/10

Tanzania - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1978-1979

File 16/11

Tanzania - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1978-1989

File 16/12

Tanzania - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1979-1983

File 17/1

Togo - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1978-1988

File 17/2

Tunisia - Technical Assistance - [Jean] F. Garnier. — 1966-1967

File 18/1

Uganda - Technical Assistance - Lambie (CBS). — 1968

File 18/2

Uganda - Technical Assistance - Paranjpe (CBS). — 1968-1969

File 18/3

Uganda - Technical Assistance - Bellec (CBS). — 1969

File 18/4

Uganda - Technical Assistance - Lambert (CBS). — 1969

File 18/5

Uganda - Technical Assistance - Ramsey (CBS). — 1969

File 18/6

Uganda - Technical Assistance - Tin Tun (CBS). — 1969

File 18/7

Uganda - Technical Assistance - Reynolds (FAD). — 1969-1970

File 18/8

Uganda - Technical Assistance - [Frank] [Gerard] Reynolds. — 1969-1970

File 18/9

Uganda - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1978-1979

File 18/10

Uganda - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1980-1985

File 18/11

Uganda - Technical Assistance (CBS) 1983. — 1982-1985

File 18/12

Uganda - Technical Assistance [FAD]. — 1982-1985

File 18/13

Uganda - Resident Representative. — 1984-1987

File 18/14

Uganda - Technical Assistance. — 1985-1987

File 19/1

Upper Volta - Technical Assistance 1983. — 1983-1985

File 19/2

Zaire - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1976-1981

File 19/3

Zaire - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1978-1979

File 19/4

Zaire - Technical Assist[ance] (CBD). — 1981-1988

File 19/5

Zambia - Technical Assistance - Rao (CBS). — 1968-1970

File 19/6

Zambia - Technical Assistance - Aluvihare (CBS). — 1970

File 19/7

Zambia - Technical Assistance (CBS). — 1975-1986

File 19/8

Zambia - Technical Assistance (FAD). — 1978

File 19/9

1983 Zambia - IMF Resident Representative Mr. Paljarvi. — 1983-1985

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