(THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT). SECRET. L.P. (41) 218 26th December, 1941. COPY NO. WAR CABINET. LORD PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE. ALLOCATION OF CEREALS FOR DISTILLING Memorandum by the Minister of Food. 1. At the 51st meeting of the Committee the Secretary of State for Scotland, the President of the Board of Trade, the Minister of Agriculture and I were invited to confer upon the allocation of cereals for distilling. 2. We have all agreed that the malt distillers should be authorised to purchase at once 27,000 tons of Scottish malting barley (10 per cent less than their 1941 allocation).
- Civil Defence Region
- Region 11: Scotland (Edinburgh HQ) Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/5/62
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/5
- Former Department Reference
- LP(41) 218
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000005.062
- Keywords
- Alcohol Alcoholic Spirits Barley Cereals Civil Consumption Distilling Exports Imports Malting Overseas Trade Whisky
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- Lord President's Committee Ministry of Food
- Pages
- 1
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply Licensing Price Control
