STERLING

Treaties

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3 June 1856 Convention between Great Britain and Sardinia, respecting the advance of a Million Sterling contemplated by the Convention of January 26, 1855
17 January 1883 Agreement between Great Britain and Portugal, for the Exchange of Post Office Money Orders
16 April 1941 Exchange of Notes regarding Additions to the List of Territories in ' Sterling Area ' in Article 8 of the Protocol to the Payments Agreement of December 2, 1940
10 November 1944 Exchange of Notes between the United Kingdom and Greece regarding Currency Conversion
3 January 1945 6 January 1945 Exchange of Notes concerning Egyptian Foreign Exchange Requirements for 1945
30 April 1945 Exchange of Notes. Silver for Indian Coinage
2 March 1948 10 March 1948 Sterling Payments Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of Poland
30 April 1948 Exchange of Letters concerning Ceylon's Sterling Assets and Monetary Co-operation
26 November 1948 26 November 1948 Exchange of Notes between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Italian Government abrogating and replacing the Sterling Payments Agreement of 17th April, 1947 [with Annex]
15 December 1948 15 December 1948 Sterling Payments Agreement between the Government of the United KIngdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Spanish State [Spain]
14 April 1949 Agreed Memo Balance of Payments with Sterling Area for 1949/50
5 May 1949 Agreemed Memorandum and Exchange of Letters regarding Sterling Balances 1949/50
2 June 1949 Memorandum regarding Estimates of Balance of Payments between France and Sterling Payments Areas for July 1, 1949 to June 30, 1949
28 June 1949 Exchanges of Notes Prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of 26:11:1948
16 December 1949 Exchange of Notes between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Italian Government further extending the Sterling Payments Agreement of 26th November, 1948
26 January 1950 31 January 1950 Sterling Payments Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Austrian Federal Government
27 June 1950 Exchange of Notes between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Italian Government further extending the Sterling Payments Agreement of 26th November, 1948
7 July 1950 8 July 1950 Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Finland regarding Sterling Payments
20 July 1950 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Italian Government further extending the Sterling Payments Agreement of 26th November, 1948
29 September 1950 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Italian Government further extending the Sterling Payments Agreement of 26th November, 1948, and the provisions in respect of the Territory of Somaliland under Italian Administration contained in the Exchange of Notes of 20th/21st July, 1950
5 October 1950 Exchange of Letters Dated 5th October, 1950, And 2nd February, 1951 Between The Government Of The United Kingdom And The Government Of Ceylon Concerning Ceylon�s Sterling Assets And Independent Gold And Dollar Reserves
16 October 1950 Exchange of Notes concerning Claim by Courtaulds Ltd., for transfer in Sterling of certain sums in Lira between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Italy
31 January 1951 31 January 1951 Sterling Payments Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland and the Austrian Federal Government
2 February 1951 Exchange of Letters between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of Ceylon concerning the treatment of Ceylon's Sterling Balances during the Seven years beginning 01:07:1950, and the Independent Reserve of Gold and Dollars to be held by the Central bank of Ceylon
6 March 1951 Exchange of Notes prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of 2nd March, 1948 between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of Poland
1 July 1951 1 January 1951 Sterling Payments Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Egyptian Government [with Exchange of Letters]
1 July 1951 1 January 1951 Sterling Releases Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Egyptian Government [with Exchange of Letters]
31 August 1951 28 April 1952 Sterling Payments Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan [with Exchanges of Notes]
31 August 1951 Sterling Payments Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers acting in respect of Occupied Japan [with Exchange of Notes]
3 September 1951 Exchange of Notes further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of 2nd March, 1948 between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Poland
20 December 1951 15 December 1951 Sterling Payments Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Spanish Government [Spain]
28 February 1952 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Poland further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of 2nd March, 1948
7 July 1952 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Finland prolonging until 7th October, 1952, the Sterling Payments Agreement of 7th July, 1950
1 August 1952 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic extending the Sterling Payments Agreement of 18th August, 1949 as amended by Exchange of Notes of 28th December, 1950
15 August 1952 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan prolonging until 31 December, 1952, the Sterling Payments Agreement of 31 August, 1951
9 September 1952 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Poland further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of 2nd March, 1948
9 September 1952 Exchange of Letters between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of Ceylon concerning Ceylon's Sterling Assets
9 September 1952 Exchange of Letters concerning Ceylon's Sterling Assets
7 October 1952 Exchange of Notes between the Government of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Finland further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of 7th July, 1950
9 December 1952 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Poland further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of 2nd March, 1948
27 December 1952 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan further extending until 31st December, 1953 the Sterling Payments Agreement and Exchanges of Notes of 31st August, 1951
23 January 1953 23 January 1953 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Italy amending the Sterling Payments Agreement of 21st December, 1950
6 March 1953 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Poland further prolonging until 9th June, 1953, the Sterling Payments Agreement of 2nd March, 1948
7 April 1953 7 April 1953 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Finland further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of 7th July, 1950
8 June 1953 9 June 1953 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Poland further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of 2nd of March, 1948
17 June 1953 17 June 1953 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Finland further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 7th of July, 1950
2 September 1953 8 September 1953 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Poland further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 2nd of March, 1948
19 September 1953 19 September 1953 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Italian Government further amending the Sterling Payments Agreement of 21st of December, 1950
27 November 1953 28 December 1953 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Austrian Federal Government prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 31st of January, 1951
7 December 1953 9 December 1953 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Poland further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 2nd of March, 1948
12 December 1953 12 December 1953 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Spanish Government [Spain] prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 20th of December, 1951
23 December 1953 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan further extending until 31st of January, 1954 the Sterling Payments Agreement and Exchanges of Notes of 31st of August, 1951
29 January 1954 1 February 1954 Sterling Payments Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan [with Exchange of Notes]
16 March 1954 18 March 1954 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Poland further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 2nd of March, 1948
30 March 1954 30 March 1954 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Finland further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 7th of July, 1950
11 June 1954 10 June 1954 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Poland further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 2nd of March, 1948
17 June 1954 22 June 1954 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Finland further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 7th of July, 1950
6 September 1954 8 September 1954 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Poland further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 2nd of March, 1948
1 October 1954 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan prolonging until the 31st of March, 1955, the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 29th of January, 1954
11 November 1954 11 November 1954 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Poland further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 2nd of March, 1948
31 March 1955 31 March 1955 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Japan prolonging until June 30, 1955, the Sterling Payments Agreement of January 29, 1954
30 June 1955 30 June 1955 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan prolonging until 31st of July, 1955, the Sterling Payments Agreement of 29th of January, 1954
29 July 1955 29 July 1955 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan prolonging until the 31st August, 1955, the Sterling Payments Agreement of 29th January, 1954
18 August 1955 1 September 1955 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Czechoslovakia prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 18th of August, 1949
31 August 1955 31 August 1955 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan prolonging until 30th of September, 1955 the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 29th of January, 1954
30 September 1955 30 September 1955 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan prolonging until 31st of October, 1955 the Sterling Payments Agreement of 29th of January, 1954
17 October 1955 17 October 1955 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan prolonging until 30th of September 1956 the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 29th January 1954
17 November 1955 29 November 1955 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Czechoslovakia prolonging until 19th of May, 1956 the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 18th of August, 1949
18 May 1956 20 May 1956 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Czechoslovakia prolonging until the 19th of August, 1956 the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 18th of August, 1949
18 August 1956 24 August 1956 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Czechoslovakia prolonging until the 19th February, 1957 the Sterling Payments Agreement of the 18th of August, 1949
28 September 1956 28 September 1956 Exchanges of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan prolonging until October 31, 1956, November 30, 1956, December 31, 1956 and January 31, 1957 the Sterling Payments Agreement of January 29, 1954
31 October 1956 31 October 1956 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Argentine Republic about Currency Exchange Rates
26 December 1956 Exchange of Notes concerning Sterling Advances
31 December 1956 31 December 1956 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Poland further prolonging the Sterling Payments Agreement of March 2, 1948
15 February 1957 19 February 1957 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Czechoslovakia prolonging until December 31, 1959 the Sterling Payments Agreement of August 18, 1949
29 March 1957 29 March 1957 Exchange of Notes concerning Sterling Payments, Extending the Trade and Payments Agreement of 31 March 1955 to 31 May 1957
29 March 1957 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan. Lapse of Sterling Payments Agreement of 29 January 1954
2 September 1957 2 September 1957 Exchange of Notes concerning Sterling Balances, Extending the Trade and Payments Agreement of 31st March 1955 to 31st October 1957
31 October 1957 31 October 1957 Exchange of Notes concerning Sterling Balances, and the Trade and Payments Agreement of 31 March 1955 to 31 December 1957
20 January 1960 30 December 1958 Exchange of Notes terminating with effect from 30 December 1958 the Agreement of 31 October 1956 concerning Currency Exchange Rates
23 July 1969 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Western Samoa concerning the Guarantee by the Government of the United Kingdom and the Maintenance of the Minimum Sterling Proportion by Western Samoa (Sterling Area Agreement)
1 September 1969 Exchange of Letters between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Botswana concerning the Guarantee by the United Kingdom and the Maintenance of Reserves in Sterling by the Government of Botswana (Sterling Area Agreement)