Lord Keynes and H.D. White

Bretton Woods Conference Collection

Overview:

Richard B. Brenner Papers

Ansel F. Luxford Papers

Edward M. Bernstein Papers

Bretton Woods Conference Files

Photographs

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Bretton Woods Conference Collection:
Ansel F. Luxford Papers


Date(s):  1940-1947
Level of description:  Series
Extent and medium : 12.5 linear feet of textual records.

Context

Creator: Luxford, Ansel F.

Administrative/Biographical history: Ansel F. Luxford was the U.S. Treasury Assistant General Counsel and Chief Legal Advisor to the U.S. delegation at the Bretton Woods Conference. Luxford also served as Technical Advisor to the U.S. delegation at the Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Governors of the IMF. He later served as Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury (1944-1946). Luxford joined the Bank in 1947, where he was Assistant General Counsel and later General Counsel of the Bank.

Content and structure

Scope and content: The series (boxes 7-25) contains files maintained by Ansel F. Luxford while at U.S. Treasury, then as a technical advisor to the U.S. delegation at the Bretton Woods Conference and later at the Bank. Materials consists of correspondence, memoranda, notes, drafts, Conference and Bank / IMF issuances and printed material. Some of the material was re-arranged during Luxford's tenure as Assistant General Counsel of the Bank in well organized and indexed sets. When transferred to the IMF, the files were in a loose alphabetical order by subject. Generally, files contain: documents regarding the development of the initial proposal for an International Stabilization Fund (in files: International Stabilization Fund, International Stabilization Fund Memoranda and Correspondence/ Preliminary Draft Outline/ Questions and Answers); correspondence, memoranda and drafts of the Joint Statement by Experts on the Establishment of an International Monetary Fund of the United and Associated Nations (in files: Reports -International Monetary Fund [Joint] Statement, International Stabilization Fund, Joint Statement /Legal Memoranda); drafts and minutes of meetings of the Conference at Atlantic City (in files: Bank Atlantic City and Fund Pre-Atlantic City); memoranda regarding the organization of the Conference, the drafting and the interpretation of the Articles of Agreement as well as Conference Documents, and printed copies (in files: Bank, IMF, Bretton Woods, Articles of Agreement, Comparisons, Reports, Preliminary Draft, Working Draft:); and correspondence with Department of State, Federal Reserve, Congressmen, bankers regarding the U.S. enabling legislation (in files: Bank Legal Memoranda, Bankers, Legislation, Congressional Records). There is also material regarding the Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Governors in Savannah (in files: Board of Governors) and the drafting of the IMF Rules and Regulations (in files: Rules and Regulations), as well as a fairly large collection of press clippings.


File 7/74

Anglo-American Financial Agreement. — 1946

Scope and content: File contains U.S. Congress printed material concerning the Anglo-American Financial Agreement of December 1945.


File 7/75

Articles of Agreement. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains published copies of the Articles of Agreement for the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, adopted at the Bretton Woods Conference.


File 7/76

Articles of Agreement (Annotations). — June 1944

Scope and content: File contains typescript copy of "Annotations of the Articles of Agreement".


File 7/77

Articles of Agreement (By-Laws). — 1945-1946

Scope and content: File contains 1946 memo regarding proposed amendments to the by-laws of the Bank; copy of June 1945 "Second Report of the Federation of British Industries on the Final Act of the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference".


File 7/78

Articles of Agreement (Comparisons). — 1945

Scope and content: File contains large charts explaining the genus of the Articles of Agreement from earlier proposals through the Final Act.


File 7/79

Articles of Agreement (U.K. Drafts). — June 11-26, 1944

Scope and content: File contains "Report by the United Kingdom Delegation on the Preliminary Conversations with other delegates and suggestions for the amendment of the agreed statement of principles"; also contains a copy of the fourth draft of the proposed Final Act.


File 7/80

[Bank] Atlantic City Conference, Drafts of Agreement. — 1942-1944

Scope and content: File contains set of preliminary drafts of articles of agreement, notes and excerpts.


File 7/81

[Bank] Atlantic City Conference, Minutes of Meetings. — June 24-30, 1944

Scope and content: File contains typed minutes of meetings held by United States and United Kingdom delegations on to discuss the U.K. suggestions.


File 7/82

[Bank] Atlantic City Conference, U.S. Document, Preamble Purposes. — July 22, 1944

Scope and content: File contains excerpt from documents distributed to the delegations at the Atlantic City meeting on the preamble and purposes of the Bank.


File 7/83

[Bank] Bretton Woods Conference, Final Act. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains the official document outlining the Articles of Agreement for both the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund (GD-48).


File 7/84

[Bank] Bretton Woods Conference, Final Committee Report. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains annotated copy of "Report of all Committees to Commission II, July 20, 1944" outlining the Articles of Agreement for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (CII/RP1).


File 7/85

[Bank] Bretton Woods Conference, Memoranda. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains June-July 1944 memoranda on guarantee issues.


File 7/86

[Bank] Bretton Woods Conference, Organization. — April-July 1944

Scope and content: File contains a set of documents from the planning of the Bretton Woods Conference (Committee structure, regulations, U.S. Delegation, terms, drafts for official statements, etc.).


File 7/87

[Bank] Bretton Woods Conference, Lord Keynes Closing Speech. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains verbatim minutes of the closing plenary session of the Bretton Woods Conference, including keynote address by Lord Keynes.


Files
     8/88-89

[Bank] Comparative Collection of Alternatives, Articles of Agreement. — July 22, 1944

Scope and content: Files contain two folders of typewritten copies of "Comparison of alternative proposals for Articles of Agreement of the IBRD".


Files
     8/90-91

[Bank] Legal Memoranda. — 1944-1945

Scope and content: Files contain two folders of memoranda, mostly drafted by Richard Brenner, on the legal issues surrounding the creation of the IMF and the Bank from a U.S. perspective.


File 8/92

Bankers (Independent). — February-March 1945

Scope and content: File contains correspondence, memoranda, and publicity material on position of the Independent Bankers Association.


File 8/93

Bankers (NYS). — 1944-1945

Scope and content: File contains memoranda, questions for meeting with New York State Bankers Association.


File 8/94

Bankers, Position of. — May 1945

Scope and content: File contains correspondence, memoranda, and publicity material, including press conferences by U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, on bankers position on the Bretton Woods Agreements Act.


File 8/95

Bretton Woods Bibliography. — 1943-1946

Scope and content: File contains bibliography of official documents, articles, and other publications on the Bretton Woods Agreements prepared by the Office of the General Counsel, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.


File 8/96

Bretton Woods Conference - Draft Articles of Agreement. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains Conference Documents and July 6, 1944 draft of the Articles of Agreement of the Bank.


File 8/97

Bretton Woods Speeches. — 1944-1945

Scope and content: File contains set of speeches on Bretton Woods by "Top Men in the United States Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve System".


File 8/98

British Loan Agreement. — 1945-1946

Scope and content: File contains background material, U.S. House of Representatives and Senate vote tally sheets on prospective votes on the loan agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom.


File 8/99

British Loan - House Speeches. — 1946

Scope and content: File contains vote tally sheets on position of U.S. House members on U.K. Loan as indicated by their public statements.


File 8/100

British Loan - Speeches. — 1945-1946

Scope and content: File contains U.S. Department of State publication, "Proposals for Expansion of World Trade and Employment" and U.S. Senate Resolution on the British Loan Agreement.


File 9/101

Boards of Governors - Savannah Meeting Documents. — 1946

Scope and content: File contains Bank Documents issued for the Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, held in Savannah, Georgia in March 1946 (B1-B29).


File 9/102

Comparison of Alternative Proposals for Articles of Agreement for the IBRD (Articles I to IV). — 1944

File 9/103

Comparison of Alternative Proposals for Articles of Agreement for the IBRD (Articles V to IX). — 1944

File 9/104

Comparison of Alternative Proposals for Articles of Agreement for the IBRD (Articles X to XX). — 1944

File 9/105

Conference Speeches and Statements. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains loose pages from speeches delivered at the Bretton Woods Conference, including remarks by U.S. Senator Robert Taft and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau.

See also box 6, file 64.


File 9/106

Congressional Record, March/April/August 1944. — 1944

Scope and content: Folders contain the official record of the proceedings of the United States Congress, includes speeches and testimony offered to Congress on the Bretton Woods Agreements, ultimately agreed to by both houses of Congress, securing U.S. involvement in the IMF and the Bank. Some of the issues are indexed to allow easy access to the pertinent speech or testimony.


Files
     9/107-108

Congressional Record, February 1945. — 1945

Files
     10/109-110

Congressional Record, March 1945. — 1945

Files
     10/111-112

Congressional Record, April 1945. — 1945

Files
     10/113-114

Congressional Record - May 1945. — 1945

File 11/115

Congressional Record - June 1945 (indexed). — 1945

File 11/116

Congressional Record - June 1945. — 1945,

File 11/117

Congressional Record - House of Representatives Debate, June 1945. — 1945

Files
     11/118-119

Congressional Record - July 1945 (indexed). — 1945

Files
     11/120-121

Congressional Record - July 1945. — 1945

Files
     12/122-123

Congressional Record, 1945. — February-June 1945

Scope and content: File contains inter-office memoranda forwarding excerpts from the Congressional Record regarding the Bretton Woods Agreements Act debate.


File 12/124

Constitutionality of Agreement. — 1944-1945

Scope and content: File contains extensive report on the legality of the United States joining the IMF and the Bank in regard to any conflict with the U.S. Constitution.


File 12/125

Committee for Economic Development Report. — 1945

Scope and content: File contains statement by the Committee for Economic Development on the Bretton Woods Agreements and drafts of proposed amendments to the Bretton Woods Agreements Act.


File 12/126

Dewey Bill. — 1943-1944

Scope and content: File contains material on U.S. legislation regarding the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA).


File 12/127

Documents - Selected Documents of Savannah (Proofs). — 1946

Scope and content: File contains proofs and published "Selected Documents, Board of Governors Inaugural Meeting, Savannah, Georgia, March 1946".


File 12/128

Economists National Committee on Monetary Plan. — 1945

Scope and content: File contains correspondence and memoranda regarding a poll conducted by the National Economists Committee on Monetary Policy regarding the proposed Bretton Woods Agreements.


File 12/129

[U.S.] Export-Import Bank. — 1944-1945

Scope and content: File contains correspondence and memoranda on legislation regarding the extension of functions of the U.S. Export-Import Bank of Washington.

See also box 2, file 20.


File 13/130

Fund - Atlantic City Conference, Articles of Agreement, Drafts. — June 18-24, 1944

Scope and content: File contains annotated drafts of the Articles of Agreement of the IMF.


File 13/131

Fund - Atlantic City Conference, Memoranda and Minutes. — June-July 1944

Scope and content: File contains memoranda, meeting minutes, and reports.


File 13/132

Fund - Bretton Woods Conference, Agenda. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains handwritten notes and typewritten schedules.


Files
     13/133-135

Fund - Bretton Woods Conference, Articles of Agreements (Drafts). — 1944

Scope and content: File contains three folders of "Preliminary Draft of Suggested Articles of Agreement for the Establishment of an IMF" (Doc. F-1); drafts of conference documents; annotated "working draft" of the Fund Articles of Agreement (C1/DC5); notes.

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


File 13/136

Fund - Bretton Woods Conference, Commission I, Drafts, July 1944. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains typescript meeting minutes of Commission I.


File 13/137

Fund - Bretton Woods Conference, Discussions by Other Nations. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains handwritten and typewritten statements issued by China, Egypt, Venezuela, United Kingdom, and the U.S.S.R.


File 13/138

Fund - Bretton Woods Conference, Press Material. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains statements, press conference transcripts, and public relations materials on the Bretton Woods Conference.


File 13/139

Fund - Bretton Woods Conference, Legal Memoranda. — 1944-1946

Scope and content: File contains various memoranda on several legal issues surrounding the IMF's creation, including voting rights, immunity from laws, U.S. participation and representation.


File 13/140

Fund - Post-Bretton Woods Conference, Articles of Agreement [annotated]. — October 26, 1944

Scope and content: File contains "Preliminary Draft of Suggested Articles of Agreement for the Establishment of an International Monetary Fund" with handwritten red pencil notes by Luxford added subsequently.


File 13/141

Fund - Pre-Atlantic City Conference, Articles of Agreement (U.S. Drafts). — May-June 1944

Scope and content: File contains drafts of the "Articles for the Establishment of an International Monetary Fund," with memoranda and notes.


File 13/142

Fund - Pre-Atlantic City Conference, Experts Joint Statement. — April 1944

Scope and content: File contains published copies of "Joint Statement by Experts on the Establishment of an International Monetary Fund"; press releases.


File 14/143

IMF Proposals. — 1943-1947

Scope and content: File contains press releases, clippings, pamphlets, and other printed material on the development of the IMF and the Bank; includes a speech by Managing Director Gutt on the IMF and its functions.


File 14/144

Index of Documents Issued at Bretton Woods Meeting, July 1-23, 1944. — 1944

File 14/145

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - Atlantic City Drafts of Articles of Agreement. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains typescript draft of selected sections of the Articles of Agreement for the Bank.


File 14/146

International Stabilization Fund. — 1941-1943

Scope and content: File contains a set of the preliminary draft proposals of articles for an United Nations Stabilization Fund, alternative proposals; includes memorandum and correspondence regarding alternative proposals and suggested changes.

See also box 3, file 35.


File 14/147

International Stabilization Fund, Joint Statements. — 1943-1944

Scope and content: File contains set of drafts, suggested revisions and changes to the "Joint Statement by Experts on the Establishment of an International Monetary Fund".


File 14/148

International Stabilization Fund, Legal Memoranda. — October 1943-April 1944

Scope and content: File contains set of memoranda on the U.S. participation (quota, the role of the Federal Reserve, definition of sovereignty).


File 14/149

International Stabilization Fund, Memoranda and Correspondence. — October 1943-June 1944

Scope and content: File contains set of memoranda on a wide variety of issues arising in the establishment of the IMF.


File 14/150

International Stabilization Fund, Preliminary Draft Outline. — 1941-1943

Scope and content: File contains handwritten and typescript notes; copies of December 1941 memoranda by Harry D. White suggesting the establishment of an international allied monetary fund and an annotated copy of U.S. Treasury's November 1942 "Preliminary Draft of Proposal for a United and Associated Nations Stabilization Fund".


File 15/151

International Stabilization Fund, Questions and Answers. — 1943

Scope and content: File contains "Replies to questions on the International Stabilization Fund, which have been submitted by the experts of various governments participating in the technical discussions in Washington"; "Questions and Answers in the International Stabilization Fund" (both prepared by the U.S. Treasury Department).


File 15/152

International Stabilization Fund, Questions and Answers, and Proposed Amendments. — 1943

Scope and content: File contains external memoranda and documents suggesting amendments to U.S. Treasury's plan and Treasury Department internal memoranda and "Questions and Answers".


Files
     15/153-154

John Laylin Material. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains two folders of drafts of articles of agreement that were discussed with John Laylin, a New York banker, who represented the interests of the U.S. banking community at a meeting with Luxford and Brenner.

See also box 6, files 65-66; box 34, file 322 for additional Laylin material.

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


File 15/155

John Laylin Material (Drafts). — 1944

Scope and content: See also box 6, files 65-66; box 34, file 322 for additional Laylin material.


File 15/156

Legislation, Amendments. — 1945

Scope and content: File contains memoranda and correspondence on proposed changes and amendments to legislation establishing the IMF and the Bank.

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


File 16/157

Legislation, Correspondence. — 1945-1946

Scope and content: File contains U.S. Treasury internal memoranda and correspondence with Federal Reserve, Department of State, Congressmen, and bankers.


Files
     16/158-160

Legislation, Documents. — 1944-1945

Scope and content: File contains three folders of printed material related to the Bretton Woods Agreements Act; set is organized into: Bretton Woods legislation, relevant legislation, various publications on Bretton Woods.


File 16/161

Legislation, Early Drafts and Memoranda. — 1944-1945

Scope and content: File contains U.S. Treasury Department correspondence, memoranda, and drafts of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act.


Files
     17/162-163

Legislation, Extra Copies. — 1944-1945

Scope and content: File contains two folders of drafts and printed copies of legislation establishing U.S. participation in the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HR 3314, S. 540, HR 2211).


File 17/164

Legislation, Federal Reserve Proposals. — 1944-1945

Scope and content: File contains memoranda and correspondence between U.S. Treasury officials and representatives of the Federal Reserve regarding the Bretton Woods Agreements Act and changes proposed by the latter.


File 17/165

Legislation, House Committee on Banking and Currency Report. — 1945

Scope and content: File contains bound copy of the committee report to accompany House Resolution (HR) 3314, on the provisions of the participation of the United States in the IMF and the Bank.


File 17/166

Legislation, House Committee on Foreign Affairs Report. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains bound copy of the Committee Report to accompany House Joint Resolution 226, providing for a central reconstruction fund.


Files
     17/167-168

Legislation, House Report. — 1944-1945

Scope and content: File contain two folders of material regarding U.S. Congressional debates on Bretton Woods Agreements Act and British Loan Agreement.

See also box 17, file 165.


File 18/169

Legislation, Memoranda, August -December 1944. — 1944

File 18/170

Legislation, Memoranda, January-February 1945. — 1945

Scope and content: File contains memoranda to and from Members of U.S. Congress and U.S. Treasury Department officials (Secretary Morgenthau, Harry D. White, and Edward M. Bernstein). File also includes Luxford's memoranda to files.


File 18/171

Legislation, Memoranda, March-July 1945. — 1945

File 18/172

Legislation, Memoranda, August-September 1945. — 1945

File 18/173

Legislation, Other Countries, Eastern Hemisphere. — 1945-1946

Scope and content: File contains copies of U.S. Department of State telegrams and correspondence regarding the ratification of the Bretton Woods Agreements as well as country representation at the Inaugural Meeting at Savannah. This file features Asian, African, and European nations.


File 18/174

Legislation, Other Countries, Western Hemisphere. — 1945-1946

Scope and content: File contains copies of U.S. Department of State telegrams and correspondence regarding the ratification of the Bretton Woods Agreements as well as country representation at the Inaugural Meeting at Savannah. This file features North, Central, and South American nations.


File 18/175

Legislation, Proposed Amendments. — 1945

Scope and content: File contains memoranda, notes, drafts, and printed copies of U.S. Congressional reports on the Bretton Woods Agreements Act.


File 19/176

Legislation, Senate Debate. — 1945

Scope and content: File contains excerpts from the Congressional Record concerning the debate of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act in the U.S. Senate.


File 19/177

Legislation, Senate Report. — July 6, 1945

Scope and content: File contains typescript draft and published copy of the U.S. Senate Report of the Committee on Banking and Currency to accompany HR 3314.


File 19/178

Memoranda. — 1943-1945

Scope and content: File contains copies of memoranda on the Bretton Woods Agreements Act.


File 19/179

[History of the Bank, 1948]. — 1948

Scope and content: File contains list of dates of ratification of the IMF and Bank Agreements by member countries; outline draft of the "History of the Bank".


File 19/180

NAC Technical Committee, Suggested By-Laws and Rules and Regulations. — 1945-1946

Scope and content: File contains documents issued by the National Advisory Council Technical Committee with suggested Rules and Regulations for the International Monetary Fund.


File 19/181

Official Documents - Parliamentary Debate, British Bretton Woods Act. — 1943-1946

Scope and content: File contains printed copies of British Parliamentary debates on the International Clearing Union; British Treasury printed copy of the Bretton Woods Final Act; text of a Keynes speech to the House of Lords; "Statutory Rules and Orders - Bretton Woods Agreements".


File 19/182

Official Documents - Canadian Draft Proposals. — 1943

Scope and content: File contains a copy of "Tentative Draft Proposals of Canadian Experts for an International Exchange Union".


File 19/183

Official Documents - U.S. Bretton Woods Agreements Act. — November 1943-December 1945

Scope and content: File contains "Preliminary Draft Outline of a Proposal for a Bank for Reconstruction and Development of the United and Associated Nations"; "Joint Statement by Experts on the Establishment of an International Monetary Fund"; the Bretton Woods Agreements Act.


File 19/184

Philippines Acceptance. — December 1945

Scope and content: File contains correspondence and memoranda concerning the Philippines ratification of the Bretton Woods Agreements.


File 19/185

Press Clippings (indexed). — 1943-1946

Scope and content: File contains a comprehensive, indexed collection of articles from magazines and newspapers on the Bretton Woods Conference, plans, and agreements.


File 19/186

Press Clippings, July-December 1944. — 1944. — July to December 1944

Scope and content: Folders contain photocopies of clippings from newspapers and magazines from around the world on issues and events surrounding the founding of the World Bank and the IMF.

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


File 20/187

Press Clippings, January 1945. — 1945

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


Files
     20/188-190

Press Clippings, February 1945. — 1945

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


Files
     20/191-192

Press Clippings, March 1-15, 1945. — 1945

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


Files
     20/193-195

Press Clippings, March 16-31, 1945. — 1945

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


Files
     21/196-199

Press Clippings, April 1945. — 1945

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


Files
     21/200-201

Press Clippings, May 1945. — 1945

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


Files
     21/202-203

Press Clippings, June 1945. — 1945

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


Files
     22/204-205

Press Clippings, July 1945. — 1945

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


Files
     22/206-207

Press Clippings, August-December 1945. — 1945

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


Files
     22/208-209

Press Clippings, January-March 1946. — 1946

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


File 22/210

Press, Crowther Articles. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains typescript, copies of articles by Samuel Crowther, author and economist, who wrote a series of articles analyzing the Bretton Woods Conference for the Hearst newspapers.

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


File 22/211

Press, New York Times. — July-August 1944

Scope and content: File contains copies of editorials from the New York Times (and other publications) on the Bretton Woods Conference; memoranda on editorials and correspondence with publisher A. H. Sulzberger.

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


File 23/212

Press, Speech by Luxford. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains correspondence, drafts, and press releases relating to speeches delivered by A. Luxford and other U.S. Treasury Department staff.


File 23/213

Press, Winthrop Aldrich Speech. — September 1944

Scope and content: File contains correspondence and memoranda on the speech given by Winthrop Aldrich, head of Chase Manhattan Bank, on the Bretton Woods Conference and proposals; editorials and articles in response to Aldrich's speech.

General note: Deteriorating originals have been replaced by copies.


File 23/214

Publicity. — 1944-1945

Scope and content: File contains copies of testimony transcripts, press releases, published reports, speeches, articles on the Bretton Woods Conference and the early work of the IMF and the Bank.


File 23/215

Public Relations, "American Forum of the Air". — 1944-1945

Scope and content: File contains copies of published pamphlets explaining the Bretton Woods Conference and the IMF and the Bank; published transcripts of the program, "American Forum" with guests discussing the Bretton Woods proposals; published materials from the National Foreign Trade Council Convention.


File 23/216

Reconstruction Bank. — 1943-1944

Scope and content: File contains preliminary draft outline, reports, and proposals for the establishment of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.


File 23/217

Reports - Final Report of all Committees to Commission II. — July 20, 1944

Scope and content: File contains Conference Document CII/RP1: Articles of Agreement for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Doc. #495).


File 23/218

Reports - International Monetary Fund [Joint] Statement. — 1943-1944

Scope and content: File contains "Joint Statement by Experts on the Establishment of an International Monetary Fund"; "Question and Answers"; pamphlets on the workings of the IMF.


File 23/219

Reports - Meeting Minutes. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains Conference Documents CI/M and CII/M; meeting minutes of drafting committees I and II (Docs. #267, 279, 300, 303, 325, 326, 370, 381, 393, 401, 409, 410).


File 23/220

Reports - Miscellaneous Original Drafts [United Kingdom Government Document]. — 1944

File 24/221

Reports of Dr. E. Sturc. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains conference documents maintained by Bretton Woods delegate Dr. Ernest Sturc; includes a pencil drawing on the outside of the original folder that may be of Harry D. White.


File 24/222

Statements. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains statement by Mexican delegate; statement by U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau (in French); statement by U.S. President Roosevelt (in French); statement by Indian delegate (Docs. #353, 355, 379, 386).


File 24/223

Preliminary Draft of Articles of Agreement (with changes). — July 1, 1944

Scope and content: File contains Conference Document SA/1: "Preliminary Draft of Suggested Articles of Agreement for the Establishment of an International Monetary Fund" (Doc. F1/SA3/Doc. #32).


File 24/224

Preliminary Draft of Proposals for IBRD. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains Conference Document SA/3: "Preliminary Draft of Suggested Articles of Agreement for the Establishment of an International Monetary Fund" (primarily doc. #245).


File 24/225

Proposal for United Nations Stabilization Fund and a Bank for Reconstruction and Development of the United and Associated Nations. — 1942

Scope and content: File contains draft prepared by Harry D. White in April 1942.


File 24/226

Report of the Drafting Committee, Commission I, Annex I. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains Conference Document CI/RP1: Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund (Doc. #472).


File 24/227

Report of the Drafting Committee, Commission I, Annex II. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains Conference Document CI/DC2: "Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund" (Doc. #321).


File 24/228

Statement Submitted by Leo T. Crowley. — June 1945

Scope and content: File contains testimony of Crowley, Foreign Economic Administrator, before the Sub-committee on War Mobilization of the Senate Military Affairs Committee on the subject, "Germany's Economic Base for Aggression".


File 25/229

United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference Final Act. — July 1-22, 1944

Scope and content: File contains Conference Document GD-48: "Final Act and Annexes" (Doc. #492).


File 25/230

Working Draft of Fund Agreement. — July 1-22, 1944

Scope and content: File contains Conference Document CI/DC-5: "Working Draft - Final Agreement" (Doc. #413).


File 25/231

Working Paper for Drafting Committee of Commission I. — 1944

Scope and content: File contains Conference Document CI/DC: "Provisions Recommended by Committees" (Doc. #280).


File 25/232

Rules and Regulations. — 1945

Scope and content: File contains drafts of Rules and Regulations governing the IMF (includes NAC Technical Committee Doc. 7, September 1945).


File 25/233

Signing of Agreements. — 1945, 1969

Scope and content: File contains memoranda regarding the signing of the Bretton Woods Agreements. Also contains 1969 list of dates when member countries signed the Articles of Agreement; copies of the declaration of the United States, signed by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.


File 25/234

Speech, Luxford talk to Foreign Funds Control. — August 1944

Scope and content: File contains typescript and handwritten copies of Luxford remarks to Foreign Funds Control Victory Bulletin.


File 25/235

State Department Press Releases. — March-August 1945

Scope and content: File contains transcripts of U.S. State Department programs, broadcast on U.S. television, National Broadcasting Company, NBC, on foreign policy issues, including the Bretton Woods Agreements.


File 25/236

Treaty Issues. — 1944-1945

Scope and content: File contains memoranda on the constitutional questions and legality issues raised by the Bretton Woods Agreements.


File 25/237

Van Campenhout Memoranda. — 1945-1946

Scope and content: File contains early memoranda from the IMF's General Counsel Office on drafting of Rules and Regulations, First Annual Meeting, changes in currency, gold operations.




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