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External Relations Department Records

External Relations Department Immediate Office Records

EXRAI Administrative Files

Date(s): 1980-1989
Level of description: Series
Extent and medium: 5.5 linear feet of textual records

Content and structure

Scope and content: Series consists of general administrative files generated by the External Relations Department Immediate Office (EXRAI) when carrying out activities related to the management of the Department. Files consist of: internal memoranda circulated both within the External Relations Department (EXR) and to different departments; notes and draft tables for budget and travel planning; minutes; newspaper clippings and promotional material concerning automation products; and Executive Board documents on administrative matters. There are a group of Office Automation files which were created as EXR participated in the Office Automation Pilot Project. Travel files demonstrate EXR's management of the discretionary travel budget beginning in 1986. Budget files contain internal memoranda between EXRAI, its divisions, and the Director of Administration, with budget estimates and supporting data on the number of staff positions, workload and number of missions conducted by the Department. Files are arranged in alphabetical and then chronological order.

Conditions of Access and Use

Conditions governing access and reproduction: Series is open according to the Policy on Access to the Fund's Archives. Files will be screened by reference staff for any time restrictions. Closed documents for the entire External Relations Department Records fonds are in EXRAI Administrative Series Box 11.

Language/script of material: English, French, Spanish


File 1/1

[Automation] - Office Automation. — 1982-1983

File 1/2

[Automation] - Office Automation. — June 1983-August 1983

File 1/3

[Automation] - Office Automation. — September 1983-October 1983

File 1/4

[Automation] - Office Automation. — November 1983-December 1983

File 2/1

[Automation] - Office Automation. — January 1984-February 1984

File 2/2

[Automation] - Office Automation. — March 1984-August 1984

File 2/3

[Automation] - Office Automation and Typesetting. — September 1984-September 1985

File 3/1

[Automation] - Office Automation and Typesetting Project. — 1986-1987

File 3/2

[Automation] - "Nexis". — 1981, 1984

File 4/1

Budget. — 1980-1982

File 4/2

Budget - 1980. — 1980

File 4/3

Budget FY 1981. — 1980-1981

File 4/4

Budget FY 1982. — 1980-1981

File 4/5

FY 1983 - Miscellaneous Budget material. — 1981-1982

File 5/1

1984 Budget. — 1981-1983

File 5/2

Budget - EDP [Electronic Data Processing] - FY 1985 [and FY 1986). — 1983-1986

File 5/3

Publications - Costs/Budget. — 1980-1989

File 6/1

Finance and Development. — 1981-1982

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


File 6/2

Forecast - EXR Monthly Forecast. — 1982-1986

File 6/3

Minutes of AO [Administrative Officers] Meetings. — 1981-1986

File 7/1

Six Month Mission Travel. — 1980-1983

File 7/2

Six-Month Travel Schedule - November 1, 1983 to April 30, 1984. — September 1983-April 1984

File 7/3

Six-Month Travel Schedule - May-October 1984. — March 1984-July 1984

File 7/4

Six Month Travel Schedule - November 1, 1984 to April 30, 1985. — September 1984-March 1985

File 8/1

Six-Month Travel Schedule - May-October 1985 (also Discretionary). — February 1985-June 1985

File 8/2

Six-Month Travel Schedule - November 1, 1985 to April 30, 1986 and Discretionary Budget. — August 1985-January 1986

File 8/3

Six-Month Mission Schedule - May 1, 1986-October 31, 1986. — November 1985-September 1986

File 9/1

Six-Month Travel Schedule - November 1, 1986 to April 30, 1987. — February 1986-April 1987

File 9/2

Six-Month Travel Schedule - May 1-October 30, 1987. — March 1987-October 1987

File 9/3

Six-Month Travel Schedule - November 1, 1987 to April 30, 1988. — 1987-1988

File 9/4

Six-Month Travel Schedule - April 30 to October 31, 1988. — 1988

File 9/5

Six-Month Travel Schedule - November 1, 1988 to April 30, 1989. — 1988-1989

File 10/1

Six-Month Travel Schedule - May 1, 1989 to October 31, 1989. — 1989

File 10/2

Travel. — 1981-1987

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