Janus: The Papers of Richard Ferdinand Kahn

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The Papers of Richard Ferdinand Kahn

Title	Department of Economic Affairs
Reference	RFK/10
Covering Dates	1930–1973 (Mainly 1963 - 1967.)
Extent and Medium	3 boxes; paper

Content and context

RFK and Kenneth Berrill were commissioned by the Department to write a report on a prices and incomes policy in 1966. In the course of its preparation and the ensuing debate, they received copies of relevant governmental paperwork from, inter alia, the official and steering committees on prices and incomes.

King's/PP/RFK/10 contains:

'Prices and incomes policy: an interim memorandum'. Roneo typescript by RFK and K. Berrill.
1 item in envelope; paper.

Dec. 1966

synopsis of the Berrill-Kahn report. The file contains a typescript synopsis of the report, 1966, with a typed letter signed from Wynne Godley returning it to RFK, 21 June 1973.
1 item in envelope; paper.

1966–1973

Cabinet Papers. The file, marked 'Reactions to the Berrill-Kahn report', contains reports and correspondence concerning prices and incomes policy debates, together with memorandum by RFK and K. Berrill 'The norm for July 1967 to June 1968'.
1 file in envelope; paper.

1967

Cabinet Papers. The file contains copies of reports, minutes of a discussion by Chancellor of Duchy [of Lancaster] and First Secretary of State, with a typescript memorandum by RFK and K. Berrill of their comments on Peter Shore's proposals: 'Prices and incomes policy: the next step'.
1 file; paper.

1967

Assorted briefing papers. The papers include the Ministry of Labour statistics of wage claims and settlements, 1963-6; analyses of incomes policies in Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United States and West Germany, 1965-6; and an undated Trades Union Congress statement.
2 envelopes; paper.

1963–1967

C. T. Saunders: 'Incomes study (west)'. The file comprises a roneo typescript of part of a memorandum by C.T. Saunders, covering countries in western Europe and USA.
Creator: Saunders, C. T.
1 envelope; paper.

1966

Report on wages and incomes policy in France. The file also contains part of a copy typescript piece on European pay settlements 'Chapter 3 The machinery for pay bargaining ...'.
1 folder in envelope; paper.

1966

Reports by Derek Robinson. The file contains published reports on wages and incomes policy by Derek Robinson of the Institute of Economics and Statistics, University of Oxford, with covering letter to RFK, 23 Nov. 1966.
Creator: Robinson, Derek.
6 items in envelope; paper.

1966

Minutes of the Trades Union Congress economic committee concerning wage restraint.
1 file in envelope; paper.

1966–1967

Letter from RFK to Harold Wilson. The file, marked 'Wages policy group', contains a copy typed letter from RFK to Harold Wilson.
2 sheets in file in envelope; paper.

15 July 1966

Press cuttings.
1 file in envelope; paper.

1966–1967

Official files series.
11 files in envelopes; paper.

1966–1967

'The prices and incomes policy after mid 1967'. Two typescript drafts of a paper by Aubrey Jones of the National Board for Prices and Incomes.
Creator: Jones, Aubrey.
1 item in envelope; paper.

Jan. 1967

Copies of reports. The file, marked 'Thatcher papers', contains copies of reports on wages, prices and unemployment; statistics of wage drift, indices of weekly wage rates and normal weekly hours, Nov. 1966; and charts for incomes policy, Nov. 1966.
1 folder; paper.

1965–1967

'Miscellaneous'. The file contains a roneo typescript booklet 'Profitability and incomes policy' by Merrett Cyriax Asociates, Sept. 1966, sent to RFK by Aubrey Jones; a report 'Pay rise commitments to workers 1967'; notes on productivity agreements, 1966; the report of a French conference on incomes policy, June 1966; an undated report on lower paid workers; a report on wage drift in engineering, Mar. 1966; and a report on a national minimum wage, Aug. 1965.
1 folder; paper.

1965–1966

International Scientific Committee on Price History. The file contains correspondence and notes of John Saltmarsh concerning relevant information in the King's College muniments, and a typescript memorandum by William Beveridge, 23 Feb. 1949.
1 folder in envelope; paper.

1930–1949