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Iron and Steel Board Records
Description and record details
| Reference | BE 1 |
|---|---|
| Title | Iron and Steel Board Records |
| Date | 1945-1968 |
| Description | Records created and inherited by the Iron and Steel Board including items from the Chairman's Office, Development Division, Finance Division, Secretariat and Technical Division, and comprising minutes, company files, correspondence files, capital and profit returns and running cost returns. |
| Related material |
Records of the Iron and Steel Division in For the records of the Iron and Steel Division of the Ministry of Power see BT 255 For records relating to the European Coal and Steel Community and the Board of Trade's Tariff Division see BT 205 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Physical description | 1147 files and rolls |
| Access conditions | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Administrative/ biographical background | The Iron and Steel Board was given general authority over the iron and steel companies, and in particular over their investment programmes and finances. It was to promote efficiency by vetting development plans in the context of an overall strategy for the industry, although it was unable to plan new capacity, withdraw old capacity or to reorganise the companies into larger groups. These powers were thus largely negative. The board also represented the industry within the European Coal and Steel Community. It had a number of internal administrative divisions, including the Chairman's Office, a Secretariat, the Development Division, the Finance Division and the Technical Division. |
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