held that the Committee should consider as an urgent matter the advice to be given on Scientific grounds about the best utilisation of food supplies of all kinds in the event of a serious interference with imports, and as to the kinds of substances which should now be imported to build up reserve stocks. 6. It was agreed that Dr B.S.Platt of the Medical Research Council should enter the Committee's service as an Assistant Secretary. 7. It was agreed that Professor J.C.Drummond, Ministry of Food, and Dr H.