| Level | Item |
| Reference Number (click to see whole series/group) | G1/98 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Title | GOVERNOR'S FILE: EXCHANGE POLICY - PAPERS RELATING TO THE 'COLLECTIVE APPROACH' |
| Date | 5 Jan 1953 - 24 Feb 1955 |
| Admin History | The 'Collective Approach' referred to in this and subsequent files in this series was a combination of trade and monetary policy which served as guidance to the Commonwealth from 1952 onwards. It represented a major endeavour to organise the economic world outside the Soviet Bloc on the basis of a liberal trade and payments policy, with convertibility of sterling as a major objective. |
| Description | Sundry correspondence memoranda regarding the 'Collective Approach' to Sterling convertibility and reactions to it in the United States (US), Canada, Europe (relating to European Payments Union [EPU]) and the Commonwealth. Consideration of intermediate policy objectives pending fulfilment of prior conditions for the 'Collective Approach'. Extracts of Governor's Diaries. |
| Original Reference | S131v2 |
| Keyword | United States of America (USA) |