Abstract: An information transfer system in which an information transfer control arrangement including information transfer control and reference information storage is provided in a system having at least three subsystems communicating with each other using transfer information which contains an information unit common to all information handled by the subsystems. The information transfer control refers to information in the reference information storage, and rearranges the information arrangement from the transferer subsystem to an information arrangement suitable for the transferee subsystem, if necessary, followed by transferring it. The subsystem can be changed easily by adding, deleting or correcting the reference information in the reference information storage. The configuration of the transfer control system is therefore flexible.