OMD Subject Files

26722

1956-1963

series

textual records

4 linear feet of textual records

Series consists of the subject files of Managing Director Per Jacobsson related to general aspects of internal management and his administrative duties. Records contain memoranda between the Managing Director and the Deputy Managing Directors, Departments heads or staff discussing the participation of the IMF in conferences and seminars, and in trips to gather information, such as the trip to the Center for Latin American Studies to study Latin American payments arrangements., Subject files include correspondence inviting members of the IMF staff to attend various local and international external meetings or events. Correspondence often includes conference package as attachment. Much of the correspondence discusses the Managing Director's whereabouts, business travel plans and expenses, and holiday plans related to his ability to attend events or answer correspondence, thank-you letters, and cables changing or canceling arrangements. Lists of attendees, minutes of meetings, copies of speeches and remarks from these events are included, created by external bodies., These records also include correspondence, questions and transcripts from interviews conducted with the Managing Director by a variety of media, including magazines (ie. the Economist) and television news programs (ie. CBS news). Topics include inflation and convertibility., There are records related to the Annual Meetings and Annual Reports of the IMF, and include memoranda regarding press conferences and newspaper correspondents, dinners, parties and other social events related to the Annual Meetings, including lists of social events, seating arrangements, lists of attendees and special guests. Also included are tentative and confirmed meeting and appointment schedules and other itineraries for the meetings cables and correspondence requesting appointments with the Managing Director and memoranda related to speeches, travel and transportation. Records related to Annual Reports include draft reports and comments to the Managing Director from Deputy Managing Directors, Department heads and other members of IMF staff, as well as comments by the Managing Director. Some topics reflected in these files include U.S. balance of payments problem and relations with other international organizations, such as the United Nations., Files are arranged alphabetically by subject, and in reverse chronological order within each file. There is overlap in this series with the Meeting and Speeches series; some meeting information and speeches made by the Managing Director can be found in both the Subject Files series or the Meetings and Speeches series, usually under the name of the organization which the Managing Director presented to or met with.