EURAI Director Leslie Alan Whittome Chronological Files

40956

1968-1983

series

textual records

5 linear feet of textual records.

English

Series is open according to the Archives Access Policy. Files will be screened by reference staff for any time restrictions.

Series consists of Director Whittome's chronological files containing, for the most part, carbon copies of outgoing correspondence and internal memoranda. As typical of chronological files, the bulk of the correspondence does not have the documents they refer to attached. Also, throughout there are short files and longer files with lengthy correspondence, dictated by the need and nature of the subject., Addressees include the Managing Director, Deputy Managing Director, EUR Deputy Directors, Assistant Director and Advisors, EUR Division Chiefs, other Department Directors, Paris Office, government officials, universities and scholars, and the private sector initiative., Files illustrate the wide spectrum of direct responsibilities of Director Whittome. Of particular interest are the substantial amount of "Memorandum for Files", documenting Director Whittome's thoughts, conversations, discussions, and meetings, which he had primarily with staff, senior Management, and country officials. These memoranda show the rationale behind decisions documented in the records. In addition, memoranda to the Managing Director on a variety of topics highlight Director Whittome's valuable role in assisting and advising Management., Chronological files contain records covering the administration of the department (departmental heads meetings, staff assignments, travel, leave, probationary periods, performance and merit exercise, salaries/salary structure, department work program and budget, department organization, the Economist Program (EP), recruitment of experienced economists, the IMF Institute, staff exchanges/interdepartmental mobility and turnover, assignment of civil servants from IMF's member countries as secondments, delegation of authority, representation of expenses, gifts, and office space; its operations (mission composition/schedules, Briefing Papers, countries background information and prospects, Consultation Papers: Staff Reports and Recent Economic Developments (RED), Summing-up, Letters of Intent, Board Meetings, Aide-Memoires, Back-to-Office reports, Technical Assistance, IMF's financial position, Use of Fund Resources, and the IMF's Facilities: Compensatory Financing Facility (CFF), Extended Fund Facility (EFF), Oil Facility, Stand-By Arrangements (SBA), Supplementary Financing Facility (SFF), and Special Drawing Rights (SDR); and policy matters (consultation practices and procedures, review of procedures for special consultations, review of implementation of surveillance, conditionality, performance appraisal system, travel subsistence allowance, and education allowance)., Also present in the records are correspondence on training; IMF Annual reports; up-dates on the department activities; visits, appointments, and short biographies of country officials and scholars; invitations for seminars and conferences; confidentiality, leak of information, security arrangement for IMF personnel, and thank you notes. Additionally, there are comments on draft papers, speeches, statements, and on published articles and studies., The internal and external correspondence illustrate Director Whittome's approach in matters related to annual meetings; membership, quotas, par value, and exchange rate arrangements/systems; country stabilization programs, financial packages, and bilateral payments agreements/debt rescheduling; international liquidity, and reform of the International Monetary System; the European Monetary System (EMS); the Bank for International Settlements (BIS); the Committee of 20; the European Economic Community (EEC)/European Community (EC); the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); the Group of Five (G-5), G-10, and G-30; the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); the Paris Club; the World Economic Outlook (WEO); IMF/IBRD collaboration; eastern European countries; and the 1971 dollar crisis.