Joint Committee on India

Scope and Content

Minutes 1945-1967.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Joint Committee on India was established to promote trade in India. It was made up of representatives of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce, the Federation of British Industries (later the Confederation of British Industry), the Chamber of Shipping of the UK, and the India Pakistan & Burma Association. This latter body provided the JCI secretariat.

Reference: Alan Crookham, Michael Wilcox, Christine Woodland and Richard Storey, 'The Confederation of British Industry and predecessor archives' (Coventry: University of Warwick Library, 1997).

Access Information

This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

Acquisition Information

This collection was deposited in the Centre by the CBI in 1979.

Other Finding Aids

Conditions Governing Use

Any significant work based on use of the archive must be submitted to the CBI prior to publication.

Appraisal Information

Material for the archive was selected in conjunction with the CBI's records management service.

Accruals

Further deposits are not expected.

Related Material

The Centre holds the following records of the Confederation of British Industry's predecessors: the British Employers' Confederation (MSS.200/B), the Federation of British Industries (MSS.200/F); and the National Association of British Manufacturers (MSS.200/N). It also holds the records of a number of related organisations. These include: the British Dextrine Manufacturers' Association (MSS.200/BDMA), the British Industrial Measuring and Control Apparatus Manufacturers' Association (MSS.200/BIMCAM), the British Towel Manufacturers' Association (MSS.200/BTMA), the Committee of British Employers Operating Abroad (MSS.200/BEOA), the Dollar Exports Council (MSS.200/DEC), the India (Pakistan &) Burma Association (MSS.200/IPBA), the Joint Committee on India (MSS.200/JCI), the Lancashire and District Trade Effluent Committee (MSS.200/LDTE), the National Industrial Organisation (MSS.200/NIO), the NEDC Liaison Group (MSS.200/NEDC), the Trade Board (Employers') Consultative Council (MSS.200/TB); and the Traders' Co-ordinating Committee on Transport (MSS.200/TCC).