Civilian Agency Records RG 151

Department of Commerce Records

Records of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce (RG 151)

After America's entry into World War II the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce provided commercial information to various Government agencies; made special studies and reports for them; acted as a major fact-finding organization in the field of foreign commerce for the Foreign Economic Administration; and it aided business in converting to the production of war materials or in sustaining the civilian economy under wartime conditions.

Records of the Office of International Trade

Central Files

Central Files 1914-1945 (Entry 1)

Central Files (October 1945-December 1949) (Entry UD 13)

Country Files

Records of the European Division

Records Relating to Treaties, Tariffs, and Negotiations, Switzerland, 1905-1952 (Entry UD 23)
Boxes 1-9

Correspondence and Reports on German Cartels, Monopolies, and    Industrial Firms 1945-1949 (Entry UD 26)

This series, which is arranged by the name of the firm, contains reports originated by American and British Foreign Office and other intelligence organizations and sent by the Commercial Attache London to the Bureau. The reports contain a summary of the historic development of the firm, its principal works and activities, and its economic importance. the first two boxes contain minutes of mmetings, correspondence, and related records. Boxes 1-17