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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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View document: CAB 129/84/20 - Record Type: Memorandum. Former Reference: CP (56) 270. Title: Oil Prices. Author: Norman Brook, 1956.

CAB 129/84/20 - Record Type: Memorandum. Former Reference: CP (56) 270. Title: Oil Prices. Author: Norman Brook, 1956

Date:1956-1956
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C25
Archive Reference(s):CAB 129/84/20
View document: CAB 129/86/17 - Record Type: Memorandum. Former Reference: C (57) 67. Title: Oil Prices. Author: Mills, 1957.

CAB 129/86/17 - Record Type: Memorandum. Former Reference: C (57) 67. Title: Oil Prices. Author: Mills, 1957

Date:1957-1957
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C26
Archive Reference(s):CAB 129/86/17
View document: FO 371/139230 - Conversations on trade, livestock and oil prices between Lord Lansdowne and Ambassador of Ecuador. Code AE file 1152., 1959.

FO 371/139230 - Conversations on trade, livestock and oil prices between Lord Lansdowne and Ambassador of Ecuador. Code AE file 1152., 1959

Date:1959-1959
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C36
Archive Reference(s):FO 371/139230
View document: MAF 194/518 - Annual review 1959: team proposals for commodities and production grants., 1958-1959.

MAF 194/518 - Annual review 1959: team proposals for commodities and production grants., 1958-1959

Date:1958-1959
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C51
Archive Reference(s):MAF 194/518
View document: MAF 34/781 - Bacon Development Board: Emergency Committee minutes: directions to Bacon Marketing Board., 1938-1957.

MAF 34/781 - Bacon Development Board: Emergency Committee minutes: directions to Bacon Marketing Board., 1938-1957

Date:1938-1957
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C81
Archive Reference(s):MAF 34/781
View document: MAF 34/802 - Pigs Marketing Board: Reports and accounts., 1933-1957.

MAF 34/802 - Pigs Marketing Board: Reports and accounts., 1933-1957

Date:1933-1957
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C83
Archive Reference(s):MAF 34/802
View document: CAB 134/2564 - Committee on the World Commodity Market: Papers 1-2 (1961); Meetings 1-4 (1962); Papers 1-16 (1962)., 1961 Dec-1962 Nov.

CAB 134/2564 - Committee on the World Commodity Market: Papers 1-2 (1961); Meetings 1-4 (1962); Papers 1-16 (1962)., 1961 Dec-1962 Nov

Date:1961-1962
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C27
Archive Reference(s):CAB 134/2564
View document: Consideration of schemes for compensatory financing of commodity price fluctuations (excluding International Monetary Fund (IMF) scheme)., 1960-1961.

Consideration of schemes for compensatory financing of commodity price fluctuations (excluding International Monetary Fund (IMF) scheme)., 1960-1961

Date:1960-1961
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C122
Archive Reference(s):T 312/236; T 312/237
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