(b) Generally, I anticipate very heavy demands on the mining equipment industry both for the home and export markets. The industry will require additional manpower to keep step with these demands. 6. In the case of opencast production, the bottleneck is civil engineering machinery. I have asked the Service and other Departments to accelerate the release for this purpose of suitable machinery no longer required by them; if this can be effected, the production of opencast coal can be increased above the estimate in paragraph 2.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/21/79
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/21
- Former Department Reference
- LP(45) 184
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000021.079
- Keywords
- Budgets Civil Consumption Coal Distribution Electricity Engineering Exports Fuel Industrial Consumption Industrial Production Industry Infrastructure Labour Supply Miners Mining Overseas Trade Productivity Railways Reserve Stocks Transportation Winter
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- Lord President's Committee Ministry of Fuel and Power
- Pages
- 4
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Papers 108(45) - 189(45)
- Themes
- Rationing Supply Industry Infrastructure Manufacturing Materials Fuel Utilities
