Series: Meetings 1(39) - 5(39) Papers 1(39) - 13(39)
Taylor Kenkel
A file of meeting minutes and memoranda documenting the British War Cabinet's approach to food policy. Subjects covered in the file include the introduction of rationing for certain foodstuffs beginning in early 1940; the importing of sugar to meet the British population's high consumption demands; and the increase of land usage used to boost domestic crop yields. Other subjects discussed include the concern over the depression of agricultural workers' wages resulting from the increase of agricultural production and lowering of prices; and the breeding of livestock. Documents in the file include statistics concerning how much grain and maize is used in the distilling and brewing of alcohol; discussion of the composition of the Ministerial Sub-Committee on Food Policy; discussion of the French request for a guaranteed minimum of meat imports; detailed weekly reports on the supplies of commodity foods and feedstuffs; and numerous revisions to decrease ration sizes.
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The National Archives · 8 December 1939 English
124 (i) That it is at present inexpedient on social and other grounds to reduce the supply of barley needed by the brewing industry, and that supplies of barley should …
The National Archives · 1 December 1939 English
13 NISTERIAL B-COMMITTEE FOOD POLICY. GAR SUPPLIES CONSUMPTION. 1, SIR H.J. WILSON said that the official Sub- Committee had not been able in the time available to consider all the …
The National Archives · 15 December 1939 English
130 79 MINISTRY OF FOOD GREAT WESTMINSTER HOUSE, HORSEFERRY ROAD, LONDON, S.W.1. SECRET REPORT NO. 5. Copy No. STATISTICS DIVISION WEEKLY REPORT ON SUPPLIES OF CERTAIN FOOD AND FEEDING-STUFFS. 12th …
The National Archives · 6 March 1940 English
57 2 REVISE 3 REVISE 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1C 1D 1E.
The National Archives · 4 December 1939 English
78 BREWING AND DISTILLING IN WAR TIME. Report by Interdepartmental Committee. 1. We were asked to examine the implications of the proposal that the present and prospective shortage of feeding …
The National Archives · 28 November 1939 English
HOME COMMITTEE. POLICY FOOD POLICY SUB-COMMITTEE. Procedure. 6 THE LORD PRIVY SEAL said that the Committee might wish to consider their procedure. In his view there were two sides to …
The National Archives · 2 December 1939 English
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 105 The experience of the past month has brought Out Clearly the danger of looking only at the total stock of wheat …
The National Archives · 20 December 1939 English
MINISTRY OF FOOD, GREAT WESTMINSTER HOUSE, HORSEFERRY ROAD, LONDON, S.W.1. SECRET REPORT NO. 6. 124 Copy No. STATISTICS DIVISION WEEKLY REPORT ON SUPPLIES OF CERTAIN FOOD AND FEEDING-STUFFS. 19th December, …
The National Archives · 29 December 1939 English
MINISTRY OF FOOD, GREAT WESTMINSTER HOUSE. HORSEFERRY ROAD, LONDON, S.W.1. SECRET. REPORT NO. 7. Copy No. 79 STATISTICS DIVISION. WEEKLY REPORT ON SUPPLIES OF CERTAIN FOOD AND FEEDING-STUFFS. 28th December, …
The National Archives · 9 April 1940 English
(THIS DOCUMENT IF THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT). SECRET. F.P.(M)(39) 1 C. COPY NO. 9th APRIL, 1940. WAR CABINET. FOOD POLICY (MINISTERIAL) SUB-COMMITTEE. CHANGE IN THE STATUS OF …