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A file of meeting minutes and memoranda documenting the British War Cabinet's approach to food policy. Subjects covered in the file include the introduction of rationing for certain foodstuffs beginning in early 1940; the importing of sugar to meet the British population's high consumption demands; and the increase of land usage used to boost domestic crop yields. Other subjects discussed include the concern over the depression of agricultural workers' wages resulting from the increase of agricultural production and lowering of prices; and the breeding of livestock. Documents in the file include statistics concerning how much grain and maize is used in the distilling and brewing of alcohol; discussion of the composition of the Ministerial Sub-Committee on Food Policy; discussion of the French request for a guaranteed minimum of meat imports; detailed weekly reports on the supplies of commodity foods and feedstuffs; and numerous revisions to decrease ration sizes.