India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Ceylon Conferences

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0064 IPC
Held at	: National Maritime Museum   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/ ›
Full title	: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Ceylon Conferences
Date(s)	: 1885-1994
Level of description	: Collection
Extent	: 406 items
Name of creator(s)	: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Ceylon Conferences

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Ceylon Conferences (IPBCC) were the oldest of the conferences involved in the mangement and development of trade in the Far East. They had an international scope and strong links with several shipping companies. Membership of the Conferences was made up of associations of owners of both 'short sea' and 'deep sea' freight lines. These owners acted together to set common prices for the carriage of goods over designated routes, forming policies over discounts and rate rebates with the 'tied-in' companies, with tariffs to combat competition from non-members. They also had the power to admit or exclude shore trade.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of the India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Ceylon Conferences. They include Minute Books (1885-1990), Annual Reports (1964-1972), Letterbooks (1952-1994), Visits of Conference Delegates (1967-1986) and Freight Tariffs (1915-1985) from various Conferences held between 1885 and 1994.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

In transit - item unavailable from May to August 2011.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Finding aids:

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were presented to the Museum by the India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Ceylon Conferences in 1997.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
2011-04-19