000090

Description

A file of documents relating to the discussion of the agricultural call-up by the Man Power Committee. Subjects discussed in the file include a proposal to circulate a copy of a joint memorandum by the Minister of Agriculture and the Secretary of State for Scotland, along with a copy of observations on the memorandum; a request to hold a committee meeting; the need to avoid the slowing of the expansion of the Royal Air Force; and a report by the chairman of the committee. Other subjects include agricultural problems, including delays in the harvest programme of commodity foods due to bad weather, and subsequent low morale; a proposal to continue the current rate of agricultural production by abandoning the withdrawal of men and recruiting the men promised by the Ministry of Labour; and the need to recruit more men to carry out the government's expanded agricultural programme.

Keywords

administration, agricultural production, agricultural workers, agriculture, air force personnel, autumn, beets, cereals, committee members, conscription, employment, farmers, food supplies, harvests, Italian nationals, labour shortages, labour supply, land usage, maize, material supplies, ploughing, potatoes, prisoners of war, public morale, recruitment, reserved occupations, skilled labour, sugar, vegetables, weather, wheat