-2- the main causes of lost production. Crises over these issues, if they are not settled within the industry - and, what is more important, settled promptly - reach their acute stages and are responsible for a big loss in tonnage before the Regional Controller feels entitled to intervene. Both sides of the industry therefore feel themselves, with some reason, justified in claiming that the control evades the difficult issues and is wanting just at the time when it is most needed. (ii) The position of the managements is crucial.