Inventory of the Archive of the Dept. for Economic Recover and Legal
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INVENTORY OF THE ARCHIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND LEGAL PREDECESSOR 1940-1968 (1997) NATIONAL ARCHIVES 2 JOSEPH CUVELIER REPOSITORY INVENTORIES 21 ISBN : 978 90 5746 xxx x National Archives D/2013/531/xxx Order Number: Publ. 52xx National Archives Rue de Ruysbroeck 2 1000 Brussels The complete list of our publications can be freely obtained by simple request ([email protected]) or by consulting the internet (http://arch.arch.be) Inventory Number: I 21 Inventory of the archive of the Department for Economic Recovery and Legal Predecessor 1940-1968 (1997) by Filip STRUBBE Brussels 2013 How to order Archival documents described in this inventory can be ordered at the terminal in the reading room by stating the number of the inventory, which is mentioned on the title page and in the upper right corner of every page I 21 and by stating the document number that you will find on the left of every description Consultation restrictions Archival documents that are more than 30 years old are accessible. Exceptions to this general rule are documents that contain privacy-related information: this is the case for inventory numbers 8- 129, 392-393 and 397-399. Preferred form for citing the archive It is recommended to cite the archive’s full name at first. Afterwards an abbreviated reference will suffice. Full reference: NATIONAL ARCHIVES 2, Archive of the Department for Economic Recovery and Legal predecessor, xxxx. Abbreviation: NAB 2, DER, xxxx. Commande des documents Les archives décrites dans cet inventaire peuvent être demandées via un terminal d’ordinateur se trouvant dans la salle de lecture, moyennant l’introduction du numéro de l’inventaire mentionné sur la page de titre et dans le coin supérieur droit de chaque page. En l’occurrence ici, mentionnez : I 21 Le document lui-même est commandé avec la côte, c’est-à-dire le numéro que vous trouverez à gauche avant chaque description d’archive. Restrictions de consultation Les documents ayant plus de 30 ans sont librement accessibles. Les documents contenant des informations à caractère privée font exception à cette règle générale : il s’agit notamment des numéros d’inventaire 8-129, 392-393 et 397-399. Références aux archives La première fois on citera le fonds avec son nom complet, ensuite on pourra utiliser une référence abrégée. Complet: ARCHIVES GÉNÉRALES DU ROYAUME 2, Archives de l’Office de Récupération économique et de son prédécesseur en droit, xxxx. Abrégé: AGR 2, ORE, xxxx. TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS................................................................................ 9 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ARCHIVE ........................................11 DEPARTMENT FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY (DER) AND LEGAL PREDECESSOR .................................................................................................................... 11 I. IDENTITY STATEMENT............................................................................................. 11 II. CONTEXT...................................................................................................................... 11 A. Archive Creator.......................................................................................................... 11 1. Name...................................................................................................................... 11 2. History................................................................................................................... 12 3. Competences and Activities................................................................................... 12 a. Department for Identification and Liquidation (DIV/OIL) .............................. 12 b. Department for Economic Recovery ................................................................ 13 4. Organisation.......................................................................................................... 16 a. Department for Identification and Liquidation................................................. 16 b. Department for Economic Recovery ................................................................ 17 B. Archives ..................................................................................................................... 18 1. Archival History .................................................................................................... 18 2. Acquisition............................................................................................................. 18 III. CONTENT AND STRUCTURE.................................................................................... 20 A. Content....................................................................................................................... 20 B. Appraisal and Destruction.......................................................................................... 20 C. Accruals ..................................................................................................................... 21 D. System of arrangement............................................................................................... 21 IV. ACCESS AND USE ....................................................................................................... 22 A. Provisions for access and reproduction...................................................................... 22 B. Language and Scripts................................................................................................. 23 C. Physical characteristics and technical requirements .................................................. 23 V. RELATED DOCUMENTS ............................................................................................ 23 1. State Archives........................................................................................................ 23 2. Other Public Institutions ....................................................................................... 25 3. Foreign Institutions ............................................................................................... 25 B. Publications................................................................................................................ 26 1. Printed Sources ..................................................................................................... 26 2. Publications........................................................................................................... 26 VI. DESCRIPTION CONTROL........................................................................................... 27 VII. APPENDICES ................................................................................................................ 28 A. Organisation chart of the DER in 1952...................................................................... 28 5 Archives of the Department for Economic Recovery Inventory number: 21 B. Organisation chart of the DER in 1956...................................................................... 29 C. Organisation chart of the DER, 1960-1967 ............................................................... 30 VIII. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS......................................................................................... 31 INVENTORY.....................................................................................................33 I. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES .................................................................................. 33 A. General....................................................................................................................... 33 B. Administrative functioning ........................................................................................ 34 1. Personnel management ......................................................................................... 34 2. Bookkeeping and supplies service (economaat/économat)................................... 39 3. Administration of the management board............................................................. 40 II. MANAGEMENT BOARD............................................................................................. 40 A. Governing committee of the DIV/OIL....................................................................... 40 1. Series of handwritten minutes ............................................................................... 40 2. Series of minutes in files........................................................................................ 40 B. Management board of the DER ................................................................................. 41 1. Series of handwritten minutes ............................................................................... 41 2. Series of minutes in files........................................................................................ 41 3. Series of minutes in files........................................................................................ 43 4. Appendices to the minutes of the management board ........................................... 46 a. Work reports..................................................................................................... 46 b. Financial reports ............................................................................................... 47 c. Topical files ...................................................................................................... 47 III. DIRECTORATE RECOVERY ...................................................................................... 48 A. Recovery