###1th march, 1941. [ (THIS DOCUMENT IS THE. PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT) ECRET: .P(M) (41) 29 WAR CABINET FOOD POLICY COMMITTEE REDUCTION OF LIVESTOCK POPULATION Memorandum by the Secretary of State for Scotland COPY NO. 1. I cannot dissent from the general position that the feeding stuffs situation and prospects might require a substantial reduction of livestock before next autumn, but I feel that I must comment upon one or two aspects of the proposals by the Minister of Agriculture for securing this result.