The remaining 20 per cent. should be held for urgent compassionate cases. It is further recommended that the distribution of passages should be undertaken by the Ministry of War Transport, and that an inter-Departmental Priorities Board under a Ministry of War Transport Chairman should be set up on the model of the Air Priorities Board with authority to allocate sea passages to travellers on official duty and on business of national importance within the 80 per cent. of places reserved. The Foreign Office should be represented and would deal, inter alia, with the interests of French nationals.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/18/47
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/18
- Former Department Reference
- LP(44) 203
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000018.047
- Keywords
- Business Civil Aviation Holidays Infrastructure Passenger Shipping Public Transport Publicity Railways Repatriation Transportation
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- France
- Organizations Discussed
- Home Office Lord President's Committee Ministry of War Transport
- Pages
- 2
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Preparations for War Peace Transport Travel Post-war Planning
