94.50 linear feet of textual records

The records of the Loan Committee consist of three distinct types of files: minutes; records of the chairman; and background information. The official Loan Committee minutes were maintained by the Bank's Central Files unit until 1987; this Central Files series is the first series of this fonds. Thereafter the official set of minutes became the responsibility of staff attached to the office of the Committee chairman; the second and third series are these records. Some gaps exist in the minutes, but records of these meetings may be found in the series of records of the chairman.

The chairmen of the Commitee also maintained records that, while partly duplicating the series of official minutes, also contain handwritten notes and annotations revealing the chairman's personal reactions to proposals. These are the fourth and fifth series in the fonds.

The bulk of the fonds is a series of project files, mainly from the 1980s, arranged by country. Each file contains the basic documents relating to the Committee's actions on a specific project. While the series of minutes show the chronological development of lending, this background series enables the researcher to look at all projects in a country or region to understand the project emphases in a geographical area. Taken together, the series in this fonds provide a comprehensive picture of the Bank's projects and the shifting priorities in lending policy over time.

Accruals are expected.

Records are subject to the World Bank Policy on Access to Information.

Records are subject to the Copyright Policy of the World Bank Group.

• See the J. Burke Knapp papers held in the Hoover Institution Archives for World Bank records retained by Knapp.

• See Records of the Office of Operations Policy (WB-IBRD/IDA-OP) for additional records related to the Operations Committee.

• See Records of the Senior Vice President of Operations (WB_IBRD/IDA_106) for additional records related to the Loan Committee and Operations Committee.

• See Records of General Vice Presidents and Managing Directors -- Records of Caio Koch-Weser (WB IBRD/IDA MDS-04) for records related to Koch-Weser's work as vice chair of the Operations Committee, 1995-1999.

• See Records of Individual Staff Members -- David R. Bock files -- Operations Staff, Office of the Senior Vice President, Operations (OPNSV) chronological files (WB IBRD/IDA STAFF-31-02) and Subject files (WB IBRD/IDA STAFF-31-03) for related records maintained by Bock while he was director of Operations Staff, OPNSV and member of the Operations Committee.

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