International records / UK National Archives

Overseas Committee

GB1752.UNI/RM/OC | PREDECESSORS/ORIGINS The roots of Overseas Committee, which was formed in October 1926, lie in the earlier system which evolved at Lever Brothers. Until 1915 a Lever Brothers director (director of Imperial and Foreign departments) was responsible for overseas subsidiaries and before the formation of Overseas Committee local management in Lever Brothers overseas subsidiaries had a certain autonomy. This director was replaced by the Foreign Associated Companies control board, comprising of three directors of overseas companies and controlling: 1) South Africa, France, Belgium,…