(5) Before the outbreak of war, the Treasury was asked to sanction a programme for building new cold stores in what were then regarded as the less vulnerable parts of the country, with a capacity of 12,000,000 cubic feet. The Treasury, however, refused to sanction the building of stores with a capacity of more than 5,000,000 cubic feet, a decision which they reached partly upon the assumption that a further 5,000,000 cubic feet of new space could be made available by acquiring obsolete refrigerated ships and by the adaptation and re-conditioning of existing accommodation.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB74
- Document Reference
- CAB 74/4/78
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 74/4
- Former Department Reference
- FP(M)(40) 145
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab74.000004.078
- Keywords
- Air Raids Beef Construction Food Supplies Freight Shipping Imports Labour Supply Meat Motor Vehicles Overseas Trade Refrigeration Reserve Stocks Storage Transportation
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Aintree Avonmouth Canada Cardiff Crewe Leeds Liverpool London Southampton Tamworth Wolverhampton
- Organizations Discussed
- Food Policy Committee Ministry of Food
- Pages
- 3
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Papers 70(40) - 182(40)
- Themes
- Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply
