by the of Agriculture, (2) While it is premature to give will undertaking upon the limitation in the be placed upon post-war wheat exporting United Kingdom, the overseas wheat countries may confidently assume that our aim will not be to encourage the production of the pre- wheat beyond a figure somewhat below war five-year average. At the Ministerial Committee, no objection was (1) of this recommendation. The taken to paragraph supported Secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade, and the by the Under-Secretaries of the Food Ministry accept Ministry of Economic Warfare, were ready to paragraph (2) also; but the Minister to the Treasury, supported by the Financial Secretary viz:"beyond a raised objection to the last words, figure somewhat below the pre-war five-year average", and proposed the replacement of these words by the following text: "beyond what is necessary to maintain a healthy and well-balanced agriculture".
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/4/16
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/4
- Former Department Reference
- LP(41) 89
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000004.016
- Keywords
- Agricultural Production Agriculture Anglo-american Relations British Dominions British Economy Cereals Exports Imports Land Usage Overseas Trade Post-war Planning Surplus Wheat
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Argentina Australia Canada United States of America Washington
- Organizations Discussed
- Committee on Surpluses International Wheat Advisory Committee Lord President's Committee
- Pages
- 4
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Papers Nos. 76(41) - 158(41)
- Themes
- Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply
