including the Indus floods in Sind, and Orissa, the failure of by hoarding; and by failure of the millet crop in is considered that it the cultivators who form the majority of the population and it is thought that by causing panic. requisitioning would do more harm than There is an estimated shortage of 1,400,000 The Viceroy its effect on the Army, would off in the war effort, with the possibility trouble, since the shortage primarily affects the urban population on whose labour the war effort mainly depends.
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/12/12
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/12
- Former Department Reference
- LP(43) 10
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000012.012
- Keywords
- British Empire Cereals Civil Consumption Food Shortages Food Supplies Imports Military Consumption Overseas Trade Reserve Stocks Rice Weather Wheat
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- India
- Organizations Discussed
- Lord President's Committee Shipping Committee
- Pages
- 3
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Papers Nos. 1(43) - 119(43)
- Themes
- Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply
