| Description | Agreement with Nitrate Corporation of Chile, 22 May 1940: all sterling received by Corporation to be used as far as possible within the sterling area; any excess to have a gold guarantee. Watson (Bank) negotiating general Payments Agreement in Santiago - letter of 17 Aug 1940, OV6/251, folio 66A. Agreement Watson/Banco Central signed 31 Oct 1940 to start 11 Nov 1940 (details, folio 216B). |