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RATIONS. SERVICE (ARMY): Memo. by Financial Secy. to Treasury.

8 Feb 1940

presumably ### 8 ozs. a day, or more than ration, including that of the miner, dock labourer is manifestly indefensible. Treasury stress expenditure and every ton of is not unreasonable to contribution to these ends by forgoing a part of Apart from these general have pointed out that when the ration was scientifically balanced requisite Since then, however, the been increased 1 assume ###e in these difficult the total soldier's service efficiency and with efficiency the (ii) regards the bacon ration, the Committee aware since the question was first found the view of wish to for any reduction the soldier's this item, provided proposed reduction (iii) sugar ration, suggested is an consumption of sugar in the that considerable saving particularly in the issue of sugar short, the view of the to the soldier in respect of the proposed reductions.
agriculture food supply pork meat military activity soldiers rationing sugar supply price control licensing british army bacon nationwide home defence hm treasury military rations sub-committee on food policy
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB74
Document Reference
CAB 74/3/10
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 74/3
Former Department Reference
FP(M)(40) 8
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab74.000003.010
Keywords
Bacon Meat Military Rations Pork Rationing Soldiers Sugar
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
British Army HM Treasury Sub-Committee on Food Policy
Pages
4
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Papers 1(40) - 69(40)
Themes
Rationing Supply Military Activity Home Defence Licensing Price Control Agriculture Food Supply

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