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NEWSPRINT. IMPORT IN 1940 and 1941. ARRANGEMENTS FOR: Note by Secy. covering:- Letter (2.8.40) from Minister without Portfolio to Mr. Stanley Bell, representing the Newspaper Proprietors. Letter from Mr. E. Harmsworth (2.8.40) to Minister without Portfolio. Letter (2.8.40) from Minister without Portfolio to Mr. Harmsworth
Date: 2nd August 1940
Reference: CAB 71/1
Government Department: War Cabinet
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Subjects Discussed: 1. TOBACCO. CARDBOARD FOR CONTAINERS; 2. PETROLEUM. ECONOMIES IN THE USE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; 3. CLOTHING. STANDARD LINES OF CLOTH; 4. INTERNATIONAL WHEAT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WASHINGTON. Annex. Draft instructions to U.K. Delegates; 5. PROPOSED CENTRAL JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; 6. THE FILM INDUSTRY
Date: 13th June 1941
Reference: CAB 71/2
Government Department: War Cabinet
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SCALE OF OUR WAR EFFORT IN PERIOD OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1940. Note by Minister without Portfolio. War Equipment. Production of: Production, consumption and stocks of essential commodities. Labour. Prices and wages. Foreign trade
Date: 4th December 1940
Reference: CAB 71/1
Government Department: War Cabinet
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STEEL. PROSPECTIVE WORLD SUPPLIES: Memo. by Minister without Portfolio. Steel position last spring and extent to which it has deteriorated. Problem of iron supplies and its reaction on our production of acid and alloy steels. Problem of import of steel scrap. Conclusions. Steel allocations in 1940. (Annex)
Date: 26th July 1940
Reference: CAB 71/1
Government Department: War Cabinet
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TOBACCO SUPPLIES. Memo. by President of the Board of Trade
Date: 1st October 1941
Reference: CAB 71/5
Government Department: War Cabinet
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Subjects Discussed: 1. ECONOMIES IN THE USE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; 2. BUILDING INDUSTRY. CONTROL OF; 3. RATIONING; 4. TOBACCO; 5. EXPORTS AND EXPORT POLICY; 6. PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE. PROPOSED CENTRAL JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE; 7. WAGES POLICY; 8. OVERSEAS TRADE IN MAY
Date: 20th June 1941
Reference: CAB 71/2
Government Department: War Cabinet
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STANDARD CLOTHING. Memo. by Minister of Supply
Date: 2nd August 1940
Reference: CAB 71/1
Government Department: War Cabinet
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STANDARD CLOTHING. PROVISION OF: Note by Secy. circulating letter with enclosure, dated 9.7.40, from Minister of Supply to Minister without Portfolio and letter dated 18.7.40, in reply
Date: 1st August 1940
Reference: CAB 71/1
Government Department: War Cabinet
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SHORTAGES OF NECESSARY OR SEMI-NECESSARY CONSUMERS' GOODS. Note by Lord President of the Council covering Memo. by Economic Section of the War Cabinet Secretariat
Date: 18th June 1941
Reference: CAB 71/4
Government Department: War Cabinet
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GAS OIL. ECONOMY IN THE USE OF: Memo. by President, Board of Trade
Date: 1st May 1941
Reference: CAB 71/3
Government Department: War Cabinet
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Man-power Priority Committee. Sub-Committee on the Schedule of Reserved Occupations. Suggestions concerning saving of time and paper
Date: 1940
Reference: LAB 6/46
Government Department: Ministry of Labour and National Service
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REGION No 5 (LONDON): Shelter Progress Reports: Week ended: 22 Nov 1940
Date: 1940
Reference: HO 207/370
Government Department: Ministry of Home Security
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Leicester region industrial survey
Date: 1943
Reference: HLG 82/41
Government Department: Ministry of Works and Buildings
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REGIONS OUTSIDE LONDON (HEADQUARTERS' FILES): Region No 12 (South Eastern): Dover: deep shelters in caves and tunnels
Date: 1941 - 1943
Reference: HO 207/1099
Government Department: Ministry of Home Security
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REGION No 5 (LONDON): Shelter Progress Reports: Week ended: 6 Dec 1940
Date: 1940
Reference: HO 207/372
Government Department: Ministry of Home Security
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North and East Midland region: industry and transport reports
Date: 1941 - 1943
Reference: HLG 82/22
Government Department: Ministry of Works and Buildings
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Home Security matters: extracts from the Press
Date: 1940
Reference: HO 199/388
Government Department: Ministry of Home Security
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Potato sacks - Important notice to all traders in potatoes
Date: 1944
Reference: HAT OM/9
Government Department: Ministry of Food
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It's my money isn't it? - I earned it.
Date: 1945
Reference: HAT OM/5
Government Department: National Savings Committee
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The A.B.C. of Reconstruction. A serious subject simply explained
Date: 1946
Reference: HAT OM/5
Government Department: National Savings Committee
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My money stays in savings - here's why
Date: 1945
Reference: HAT OM/5
Government Department: National Savings Committee
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Why I support the Silver Lining savings campaign, by Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, of Alamein, K.G., G.C.B., D.S.O.
Date: 1947
Reference: HAT OM/5
Government Department: National Savings Committee
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You've got it wrong, my girl!
Date: 1944
Reference: HAT OM/5
Government Department: National Savings Committee
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Let's be the wise ones, Dorothy
Date: 1944
Reference: HAT OM/5
Government Department: National Savings Committee
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Suddenly we got our materials... and found we'd neglected staff
Date: 1947
Reference: HAT OM/5
Government Department: Ministry of Labour and National Service
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Subjects Discussed: 1. VENEREAL DISEASE; 2. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONVENTION; 3. BOOKS. SUPPLY OF; 4. PAPER. CONTROL OVER PUBLICATION OF PAMPHLETS; 5. PERIODICALS. PROHIBITION OF EXPORT OF CERTAIN; 6. TRADE. RETAIL; 7. NORTHERN IRELAND. STRIKE IN; 8. TRADE OVERSEAS
Date: 16th October 1942
Reference: CAB 71/7
Government Department: War Cabinet
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Censorship arrangements and extracts from Postal and Telegraph Censorship summaries
Date: 1939 - 1945
Reference: HO 199/469
Government Department: Ministry of Home Security
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Weekly reports dated July to November 1940
Date: 1940
Reference: HO 199/444
Government Department: Ministry of Home Security
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Police Duty Room fortnightly summaries of reports received from chief officers of police: nos 13-27 (30 Mar-26 Oct 1940)
Date: 1940
Reference: HO 199/441
Government Department: Ministry of Home Security
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Region No 7: Commissioner's Report; December 1940
Date: 1940 - 1941
Reference: HO 199/422
Government Department: Ministry of Home Security
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Paper. Future Allocation and Usage of, for Printing Purposes during the Period of the War. Memo. by Mr. Arthur Greenwood, M.P
Date: 21st May 1942
Reference: CAB 71/28
Government Department: War Cabinet
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University Students, Supply of Books to. Memo. by University Grants Committee
Date: 22nd June 1942
Reference: CAB 71/28
Government Department: War Cabinet
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Books. Supply of. Memo. by Ministry of Information
Date: 20th May 1942
Reference: CAB 71/28
Government Department: War Cabinet
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Report by Chairman
Date: 19th September 1942
Reference: CAB 71/28
Government Department: War Cabinet
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SURVEY OF THE GENERAL ECONOMIC POSITION: SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE. Note by the Lord President of the Council
Date: 18th August 1945
Reference: CAB 71/21
Government Department: War Cabinet
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SUPPLY DIFFICULTIES IN THE EMPIRE. Memorandum by the Secretary of State for Burma
Date: 13th July 1945
Reference: CAB 71/21
Government Department: War Cabinet
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MEETINGS ON RECONSTRUCTION TOPICS. Memorandum by the Minister of Information
Date: 31st August 1945
Reference: CAB 71/21
Government Department: War Cabinet
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SURVEY OF THE GENERAL ECONOMIC POSITION. Note by the Lord President of the Council
Date: 16th August 1945
Reference: CAB 71/21
Government Department: War Cabinet
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THE FUTURE OF THE ECONOMIC CONTROLS. Memorandum by the Lord President of the Council
Date: 7th September 1945
Reference: CAB 71/21
Government Department: War Cabinet
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1. FAMILY ALLOWANCES AND NATIONAL INSURANCE; 2. RENT CONTROL; 3. SUPPLY DIFFICULTIES IN THE EMPIRE; 4. PUBLICATION OF STATISTICS; 5. HOME FOOD PRODUCTION; 6. FOOD SITUATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; 7. COAL; 8. STATISTICAL REVIEW
Date: 20th July 1945
Reference: CAB 71/19
Government Department: War Cabinet
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1. Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Bill; 2. Nationalisation of the Coal-Mining Industry; 3. Police Work Abroad. Employment of Members and Ex-Members of Home Police Forces; 4. Coal
Date: 2nd October 1945
Reference: CAB 71/19
Government Department: War Cabinet
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LABOUR SUPPLY POSITION IN GREATER LONDOM. (FUEL AND POWER INDUSTRIES). Memorandum by the Minister of Fuel and Power
Date: 12th January 1945
Reference: CAB 71/20
Government Department: War Cabinet
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PUBLICATION OF STATISTICS. Memorandum by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Date: 17th July 1945
Reference: CAB 71/21
Government Department: War Cabinet
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COAL SUPPLIES FOR S.H.A.E.F. UP TO 30TH APRIL 1945. Memorandum by the Minister of Fuel and Power
Date: 14th February 1945
Reference: CAB 71/20
Government Department: War Cabinet
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SURVEY OF THE GENERAL ECONOMIC POSITION. Memorandum by the Lord President of the Council
Date: 25th July 1945
Reference: CAB 71/21
Government Department: War Cabinet
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Subjects Discussed: Housing. Restoration of War Damaged Houses; Coal. Finance of the Coal Mining Industry; Coal. Budget for the years 1943-1944 and 1944-1945; Coal. Consumption and Production. Industrial Efficiency; Service Pay and Allowances
Date: 23rd June 1944
Reference: CAB 71/15
Government Department: War Cabinet
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RUBBER STUDY GROUP. Note by the Minister of Production
Date: 21th March 1945
Reference: CAB 71/20
Government Department: War Cabinet
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1. TEACHERS' TRAINING COLLEGE PREMISES; 2. FISH PRICES; 3. COAL; 4. PRICE CONTROL IN THE TRANSITION PERIOD; 5. DISTRIBUTION OF INDUSTRY
Date: 16th February 1945
Reference: CAB 71/19
Government Department: War Cabinet
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SURVEY OF THE GENERAL ECONOMIC POSITION. Note by the Lord President of the Council
Date: 22nd August 1945
Reference: CAB 71/21
Government Department: War Cabinet
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THE COKE SUPPLY SITUATION. Memorandum by the Minister of Fuel and Power
Date: 11th January 1945
Reference: CAB 71/20
Government Department: War Cabinet
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