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Western Hemisphere Department Records

Western Hemisphere Department Immediate Office Records

Context

Name of Creator: Western Hemisphere Department - Immediate Office

Administrative/Biographical history: The Immediate Office of the International Monetary Fund's Western Hemisphere Department is responsible for guiding, coordinating, and reviewing the work of its area, or geographical divisions. The office also maintains contact with the department's international and regional partners in economic and financial collaborative work.

Content and structure

Scope and content: Sous-fonds consists of records created and maintained by the Western Hemisphere Immediate Office since its establishment in 1953, with some earlier records dating from 1949 when it was a division under its predecessor, the Research Department. The majority of the records are country files which document the activities of the Immediate Office in the area of monitoring the member countries' economic, financial and political developments, conducting missions, and coordinating technical assistance in member countries. Other records of the WHD Immediate Office relate to establishing and maintaining partnerships with international organizations, information on various economic subjects and operational topics, and internal administrative arrangements for projects, lectures, and technical assistance by WHD staff. Records are arranged according to the following series: Administrative Files; Chronological Files; Committee of Twenty Files; Country Files; Economic Subject Files; International Organizations Files; and Advisor J. Paul Brand's Files.

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