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1. TOBACCO. LABOUR FOR CIGARETTE PRODUCTION.; 2. PAPER FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION.

4 Apr 1945

1. At their meeting on the 9th March, the Committee had invited the Minister of Labour and National Service and the President of the Board of Trade to consider what steps could best be taken to increase cigarette production and to inform the Committee of the extent of the increase which it would be possible to secure. The Committee now had before them a joint memorandum by the Minister of Labour and National Service and the President of the Board of Trade (L.P.(45) 80) in which it was reported that production was at present short of current requirements by 200 million cigarettes a month, whilst the additional War Office demands reported in L.
elections local government infrastructure tobacco aircraft communism employment industrial production industrial workers industry labour supply manufacturing materials paper peace rationing recruitment central government price control licensing cigarettes female labour relations post-war planning communist party of great britain clement attlee preparations for war nationwide lord president's committee political organisations
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB71
Document Reference
CAB 71/19/21
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 71/19
Former Department Reference
LP(45) 19th Meeting
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab71.000019.021
Keywords
Aircraft Cigarettes Clement Attlee Communism Communist Party of Great Britain Elections Employment Female Labour Industrial Production Industrial Workers Industry Labour Supply Paper Political Organisations Post-war Planning Rationing Recruitment Tobacco
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Lord President's Committee
Pages
5
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Meetings 1(45) - 47(45)
Themes
Industry Infrastructure Preparations for War Peace Manufacturing Materials Labour Supply Relations Central Government Local Government Licensing Price Control

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