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Documents relating to post-war commodities, inc. prices, 1945-1961

Collection: Establishing the Post-War International Order, 1944-1961 Volumes Documents relating to post-war commodities, inc. prices, 1945-1961

Commodities and commodity prices played an important role in the post-war economic boom. This volume contains records from eight British government departments—the Admiralty, Board of Trade, Cabinet Office, Foreign Office, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Fuel and Power, and Treasury—that explain their impact in the context of wider micro- and macroeconomic trends. The records cover the period 1945–1961.

The three main types of commodities—agricultural or soft (corn, cotton, beans, rice, wheat, etc.), energy (coal, crude oil, natural gas, gasoline, etc.), and metals (silver, gold, platinum, copper, etc.)—are all included.

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ADM 116/5814 - Burmah Oil Co Ltd: agreement on prices for fuel oil and authority to supply from sources other than Burmese, waiving of contractual right to total output and subsequent cancellation of contract. Note: Vol 2, 1919-1941; 1947

Date:1919-1947
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C01
Archive Reference(s):ADM 116/5814

BT 11/2306 - COMMODITIES: RAW MATERIALS (Code 3G): Exports of cotton yarn. Problems and estimates., 1944-1945

Date:1944-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C02
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2306

BT 11/2405 - COMMODITIES: RAW MATERIALS (Code 3G): Conversation between the Netherlands the United States and the United Kingdom on post-war rubber problems., 1944-1946

Date:1944-1946
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C03
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2405

BT 11/2422 - COMMODITIES: FOOD AND DRINK (Code 3D): Correspondence from Swiss Association of Whisky Importers asking for intervention with a view to suppressing various irregularities in the marketing of so-called Whisky in the Swiss Market., 1944-1945

Date:1944-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C04
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2422

BT 11/2775 - COMMODITIES: CHEMICALS (Code 3B): Correspondence regarding export of Vitamin A pharmaceutical preparations to British markets., 1945

Date:1945-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C08
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2775

Documents relating to post-war commodities, inc. prices, 1945-1961