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Correspondence and papers relating to the establishment of the Industrial and Commercial Finance Corporation and its relations with the Committee of London Clearing Banks., 1934-1965.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.8699/1-2

Scope and Contents

Containing copies of correspondence from the files of the Bank of England, Barclays Bank, and the Westminister Bank, along with original material of John Blythe Kinross, and William Piercy, Lord Piercy, the first chairman of ICFC. The correspondence documents the early efforts to fill the ‘Macmillan gap’, the subsequent birth of ICFC, the suspicion with which it was viewed by the CLCB, its early years, and its final success.

Dates

  • Creation: 1934-1965.

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

2 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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