Series: Meetings Nos. 1(44) - 59(44)

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A file containing the minutes of meetings of the Lord President's Committee on domestic affairs during the Second World War. The committee addressed issues presented to it in memoranda on a range of topics including the relaxation of rationing; issues relating to the wages of the Civil Defence Services; reforms to the education system; the provision of accommodation for refugees; and the location of and training facilities for the post-war aeronautical industry. Other topics discussed include the practicalities of the restoration of bomb-damaged houses; the impact of flying bombs on industrial production; the relaxation of travel to liberated France; and precautions in case tube lines under the River Thames were hit by rockets. The committee also discussed regular reports on overseas trade, food supplies, the state of the coal industry, and the extension of Double Summer Time.


The National Archives · 9 June 1944

ES FOR DURATION HE WAR 1. The Committee had before them a Memorandum by the Lord Chancellor and the Attorney General (L.P.(44) 100) proposing that legislation should be introduced to …


The National Archives · 12 January 1944

PENSIONS OF RETIRED STATE SERVANTS. (Previous Reference: L.P. (43) 72nd Meeting) 1. The Committee Chancellor of the Exchequers considered a memorandum by the THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER accordance with …


The National Archives · 15 September 1944

1. At their meeting on the 4th August, 1944, the ### Committee had agreed that the extraction rate of wheat for ###ing flour should be reduced to 821/2% on or …


The National Archives · 1 January 1944 English

A file containing the minutes of meetings of the Lord President's Committee on domestic affairs during the Second World War. The committee addressed issues presented to it in memoranda on …


The National Archives · 1 January 1944 English

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT SECRET L.P. (44) Series. WAR CABINET LORD PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE MINUTES OF MEETINGS. No. of Meeting. Date of Meeting. Papers Considered. …