A History of French-Australian Relations through the Lens of the Economic and Financial Archives Service (Service des archives économiques et financières: SAEF)

Author: HENRI MASSENET
The French Australian Review No 78 (Australian Winter 2025): 37–42.
https://doi.org/10.62586/GDCH7877

Among the sources preserved by the Archives Service of the French Ministries of Economy and Finance can be found items that document the relations which unite France and Australia. These items are scattered throughout the collections of the various agencies responsible for matters such as trade and industrial strategy, diplomatic representation, support for companies, monitoring of customs policies, and investment. They primarily pertain to the second half of the twentieth century and provide a complementary perspective to that offered by the sources preserved in other French heritage institutions.

Keywords: Economic policy, international relations, international trade, financial archives, SAEF