t. - No.1, JJ The New York Herald Tribune also states:- every day brings new evidence that Adolf Hitler is rak:ing a su:1,reme efl,ort to build ramparts - in a literal as well as a figurative sense - about his beleaguered citadel fo Europe. -,fork on coastal fortifications is being rushed; there are reports of military conscription in the occupied countries; , • •• on the economic side there are new Gernnn exactions new drafts of foreign laborers for Gernan industry nevr hardships for the economies of the occupied territories. But Hitler is not only tak:ing these very practical measures to safeguard his elI!Pire from the t~at which is cJaily growing greater, He has· taken steps on the political front partly no doubt with the idea of advancing military and economic preparations against :invasion but also for the pUr:[)OSe of giving the appearance tha. t it is Europe which dej:enas itself - not Germany which defends its loot in Europe. Hitler is still endeuvouring to preserve the appeo.ranoe of dealing with an indigenous French government ju.st as he bas done in Norway. On the same plane· is the Nazi trick of proclaiming Anton Mussert the Dutch traitor as leader of the Netherlands people, lVIussert will now be Hitlers false front in the Netherlands just as Quisling is in Norway...... The exact status of these various puppets has little to do with their reason for being in the Hitlerite scheme. 1'h~y are intended to be the New Europe in their own small persons - like the little arrt1y of supernumeraries which used to rrnrch round and round the stage in the old dram1. - helped out frequently by a row· of paste-board figures drawn along the back-drop. The Quislings are the paste-boa.rd solcl iers of Hitler's besieged camp . + + + A RID.'.IARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT '.New York Times says:- the British Eighth .An.1y has struck again and General Ro:r.rrnel' s North .1:;.frica Corps is once more in full retreat along the coast of Libya . The battle that began at the gates of Egypt has been resumed after an interval of barely three weeks, This is o. rerri.arlca.ble achievement considering the le-ngth of the British line of comnunications and the tough country which it crosses. There are American planes with the Eighth .i;.rrzy; but prinnrily this is a British show and that rrakes victory all the sweeter. It is not only Ror:nnel that is on the ru.n. /It is 2 .It is the Yrhole notbn of British inconpete:nce British hc..lf - heo.rtectr1ess , British willin:--:;ness to fi_r:;ht only o.t the ex-;?cnse of son(_;o:ne else . V!ho cloesn t t rene:i:ilJer the open talk one: the veilecl hints of this k:incl.. that were circulc.tcc.. so freely last July when Ronncl hD.c1 broken thro _13h the outer line of the c.1cfcnccs of the Nile? 'de were told by 1 son.o of the corresponc:..ents on the scene of acti:m that British tr·Jops vrere courageous enou~h 7)ut that they t lo.ckec1 fill o.~sressive fiR;htin? SJ?iri t ', Vic ~:rcre told that the British sovcrnnent insisted on kc;e1;:iJ.1e; toJ i.1,:my nbn CLt hone :instcD.c1 of send.in' ~ th0;·_1 to the fiehtin:3 fronts , We were even tililcl.. 7)y 2. fC;v1 c1isc'Jura~--_:.sc7- experts thc.t if ·,,re expected to win the ·:ro:r we should ho.vc t0 d.-:J nost cf the fi:·htin:~ ourselves . Now .;re see hoy; wid.s of the nark those _:ucsst:;s \--:ore . \fo have visi1Jle :i?r·Jof thc,t a :British arny ac1equ.'.ltely equippeL7.. is the natch of cu1y force th::. t C0-17. be put c.s::1.inst it . He k:nrnv nore thon ·ae lmew last July 2..1Jout nmy phD.ses of the co.:17JD.i~~n in North _..frico.. 'Je knoYI I for Hr . Churchill Dnc.. Lorc7_ Ifalifo.x have t'.Jlc1 us in SL.Vt:ral speeches , tho.t the decision to fieht it out with Hitler on this terro.in was no.cle :in the cl'.:ffkest hour of the vrD:r - :in ·1iisu:1ner Jf 1940 when Fro.nee h0,c:. sto)pec1 fi~htinr.~ anc:.. B:ri tain st'Joc'. alone • • • To this couro.c;sous anc1 fc.:csi::,:hteu decision , D. decisi::·n to t3.ke the offensive o.t the very r.10nent -rrhen the defences of En.sL'.j_nC. itsolf seen~c7. to ~Je totterins, vrn owe funclo.r.1entally the successes that have now l)een .'.lchicveC. :in the ;~·:ric~"'-n. cD.T.:po..isn D.nct. the h-Jpe of still lD.r~jer successes to cone . + .+ + THE DUTCH QUISLING Neri York Tines further sfa.tes : .Anton Hussert is a self - n::ic1e · twn . • ••• Eleven years 0.130 he 1ounclec1 the nci.tional socio.list ";Jo.r-W ':Jf the Netherlonc"ls ;,crhich in tine srew to:J LJ..l'\~C to nect in 3. telcj?hone 7Jo')th but never too lc,.r:~e to :)e a jokle . He (-='.ic1 not des:10.ir . He vmited. In the sprin£3 of 1940 fft?1?8rtunity lmockcd at his c1onr . It lmockeCl r0-thor loucUy in the for1.1 of a G-6rnon o.rny \'7hose nost culebrc.tec":. CJ<..'":;?l'Jit in Ibllonc1 was the Dttrc1er of 30 , 000 ci tizcns of Rotterc"':.[)J~ 1Jy 311 2.ir o.ttack r:nc-:.e after fi r;hting h~.c-:. C,;o.sed.. lmton 1'-1usscrt was henceforth in his elenent . He rushoc:. fron Gcrnan boot to Gsrnon b0ot spm·ncc1 by sone but toler::it0cl 1-.;;y others . He lal)orec1 tirelessly to convince Hitler that cverythin3 the N~zis ~iQ in the Nethcrl311.ds - the initi~l :invasion, the Rotterc"la1--:1 u::-..ssacro , th6 takin_s of hosta_s6s , the executLms of :L"'TI";.ocent pe:rs:ms , th8 systcnatic lootLn.r~ which h.'.ls ii~:poverishec1 the richest lon-.ls :in Em·o'?e , everythin:~ - pleo.secl. hin. Novr he ho.s his re,;,rc,rc~. He h.::1.s not ;Jc0n clsvo. tecl quite to the hei_:ht of n pupJ7et pre:.--1if;r but ho is t,..dler thm D. 7Jeetle . In short AC. '.Jlf Hitlor has n.3.C. e hin 1 leo.ct.er of' the Netherlo.nc7.. ~?C :?le '. He is to hc..ve his ch:mce to convert thcr.1 ;Jy forcec"l lo.l>or end. nili to.ry conscription to the Nazi causo . If he succeeds he will be to the Netherlonds wh.'.lt Quislin-:; is to Nonray, Even if he fci.ils he ·rrill be innortalizecl for the ln.ne:;ua,c:e of the Nethcrlroic1s will ho..ve a nG\7 none for 8.ll the C•:)nteuptiblc qualitites that 8. nan c'.ill hD.vc - 8. r.3r_1c tk~t \till not be ::NE:Tl8-;kec1- in th;:; 6.c.y of reckoniJ13 . + + + Colm:.1 11ist Bo.met N:.wcr m the V.iashm~3tnn :;:?ost so.ys : - The fo.ct th.'.lt Rrn:inel fell 1xwk i:'r ,,n El 1~ghoila o.li'. "lost irnec1ic.tcly 8.fter Gcncr8.l Ibnt~~onery b.t:nched hi:3 attack is hi:-~hly si[J1ific31lt. It suc-:ests that in f..frico. the Axis is lx~~--;inninc to suffer fron o..11 the c1isac1v~:.nto..ces of o.. t 1.70 front w.1..r , H::: n~.tter who.t ho.;Jpens else".:rhcre Hitler is unc:.cr the c1iTe ncccssi ty of 1-cee71:i.n. · the r;-.c-t:D.t ~-mlk of his wehrr_:3.cht in Russia.. There is ••• on L-.1port'.lnt stro.te:::ic~l pt;"'::osc 1:Jehinrl Hitler ' s conccntro..tir...n '.)n the clefencc of the ;.\.xis positions :in Tunisio.. even th.m~;h it ncans sacri:ficin:~ Ronncl and ·:rhD.t is left of the Afrika Korps in ·Tri~?Olitrmio.. The situc..tion jn I_t:-tly has steo..c1ily clcteriorr,.tec1 c"Lu±ins re:,c(jnt '.~1onths o.nc1 lX?.rticulo.rly clm':inS rcc1::nt vreeks ,... ence Tunisio. has been clcm--ec,_ of Axis tro ;1 ps , It2.ly 'J0ulc1 lJe subjectcc.7.. tc 8. fierce o.n,'. continu'Jus o.erie.l o.sso.ult c2.)G.ble of sn2.shm__,; the o.lrco..c1.y bc. dly :)a t-~(;ru,_ Itc~lic..n n:ir::.-.le to sui thcrvcns an2. knocl-dJ1[~ the kin~::D. 0!~1 out as an effective c ..nlJ'.1tr~nt , Hitler re~.lizcn this fo.ct . He is c""'..oin3 evcrythin.:._: possible tJ forestall the D..2..y ·:rhen Ikly which ho.s been n.n invaluable asset t8 the Axis , becoues o. conplcte lial)ility., He ::.ls.J needs tino to reor~anize his nrny cmc1 his [~overnnent t0 eni1)le hin to J?revr;nt the :interns.l collapse of the Reich ••• The Ct-km:~onnont by Rouuel of El At~heila inc1icD. tes that the struc,:3lc in Afric::1. ho.s beco::1e for Hitler nothin~ nore thru1 a fierce dolo.yLn.~_; acti, ,n , the prelinino.ry sto.se of thc:.t battle for Europe anc". thD.t ultirmte battle of Gel~!,~ny v:hich lcn·:ts o.hcc~c"l o.nd for -which he is now desr:,ur2.tcly prep'U~:ing . + + + /ccmtmued - 3 - THE NEU DELHI Af)POINTUENT From the ~1v-ashi.ngton Post:- satisfactory from c1.ll points of view is the presidential appointment of }!Ir• 'Jillirun Phillips as his reprecen ta tive in New Delhi, Mr. Phillip st is a seasoned observer. He as had vast exL 1erience . both as llhder- ;E'ecretary of .state and as brnbassaclor to Italy in sifting fact from fiction and in keeping the ~resident posted with the objective data necessary in the deter1:dnation of policy. Moreover l'tr. Phillips is distinguished by his dilomatic correctness. There need bo· no fear on the part ei t ,h er of the British governr;en t or of the minority groups in Idd:ia that Hr. Phillips will go to I;nd:w. with any personal possessions on the subject of his mission. · 9ur chief n,e ed from In.d:in at the p~sent moment is the objective information which Phillips will furnish, Those with the most pronounced opir1ions a·bout India are l'.ir• generally those who know 'loo.st about it.. • • • • • • We are apt to forget thD.. t the beginning of wisdom toward foreign as well as toward ho~e affairs is attention to realities. If realities are hlrd to come by in India - not only because ·of the mst complexity of India but el.so because of the pressure of prc,paganda from n.11 r.anners of interested parties - that is all the more reason to be chary about . conclusions. It will be a boon to the country at large therefore .to have in New Delhi a mn of Mr, Phillips' reputation who can be depended, upon for relfable info:rrration for the administrations guioo.nce. As .a people we shall be the more persuaded to reserve juq.gments.., Some day of course the adninistra ti.on rr.ay use Mr. Phill~ps observo.. tions as the equipnent for prcffer:i.ng .a mediation role in India, But t:b.at day is not necessarily brought nearer by tbe naming of J.ir. Phillips, The naning of an envoy who -will have the person'.11 rank of ambassador should. car_ry its awn assurances to India• It will fortify the inpression created by the presence on Ind:ian soil of .AmeriC'J.n troops tha.t hhis country is deterrd.ned to do its po.rt in defending India from Japanese aggression , , • Just as J~frico: will be used o.s tho springboard for the fino..l assault on Hitlerisn, so Ind:iA eventu3.lly will be the spring-board against Japan. L:nd the eooner Japan is crushec1 th0 sooner vrill Inilia realize the full self detortd.nation pledged by the British ancl take her place in tho future ordering of the world with our co-signatories of the United Nations Pact. + + THE Rm/I1 1IBL LEGEND The Washington Post also roys: - when eo.rly la ot month General Sir Benard. Montgomery Comoander of the British Eighth .iirmy armou.nced th2.t 'an absolute and co~lete victory' hn.d been won by his troops in Egypt, there were many who were sceptical, The Romr11el legend - a legend which the Ge:rnnns had don~ much to foster - _was still a force in mens minds, And few believed tbEt the 1 desert fox' was really finished. It vvas assumed that he would make 1.1 successful stand somewhere to the west of El .A.rrame in - most certainly at El Agheila where twice 1)efore the British bad been driven back after sweeping acr. ,ss Cyrenaica, .A.t El .ti.gheila where he took his position a nonth ago Rommel waited for reinforcements that never came - at least not in the numbers he needed to enable him to fight it out · with General Montgomery and General l'fontgomery having learned . the lesson of the po.st ' id not attack until he could do so in great force, The result was tbD.. t when the British attack di~_ b~gin Rommel simply packed up and resumed his retreat which he my not end until/'rle:ck is really up agai.."1.st the wall at Tripoli. 'rhd..s new-est phase of the prolonged battle of Libya is , a heartening demonstration both of growing allied strength in Africa anc1 the fir..e co•ordi.nation of effort &.chieved by the British and .t'Jnerican forces in that vast theatre ..... Thus the Ro:ornel legend bas been shattered like his armies. There can be no doubt that Marshn.l Romrael' s tactical skill was -c onsiderable but it :is also now clen.r tln t he v-ns never the military genius of the lec;ena.. Evidently he throve out of the rabbits he could pull out of his h..--i.t and as the rmroh of 1.'ripol.i begins we can see tbat -those rabbits rave run out. /(continued) . 4. ............. • I, r_rhe Clcv.el['.tlc7_ lJlo.in D.;;f~lm~I ..' st-,':'. tr:,s ! {l0h"' Hi tJ.cr nE:Ncr·' '-raiits :iv')Ul"S cv~n ·-to 0 .L •• his: h_cncbr.10n ·1,nt ':J'i the: ~ Y)(1111JSS 0f' hi~ hv.:.:ct.. •'There isti ' -{' ecrty ';;:Ji)t1l1.ess. thcce; .· ;_m~,1p.y enc~ :he o.hr::1.ys k.s m. '.:'.c.7-v::mb. ·c :t0r .l1ia:;3c~·l:t in :·.1in,'.. ' ,, •. rr1e.elevo.tiori· .· 0f i.nfori· :·iuzscrt •. • to thcr· nc' .. ulcrU8. ·,Jcs·t--':::if ' ls:,c'.Gr nf the_ Hethcrl:='ilQs f.JeO;?'lc t is 8., b.:ii.(, Ln :10:int . Hi tl'i:'r, never en tertt. in'e-t'.. ·•.the · iC.ec. ~'l :,13.kirr,; Fussc.rt -:~ ~_)l_l.j?:Jc't 1')r c1.:i cr . In ·.the W0,k.e of t~~ :,r.~y he nc,;I?,t in .1·.rthur ~3cyss - tricJ..w.0.~.t thd :-::811 ·,rho· '::Jotr~.ycc'. Chonc ~llor Schus c hnis,?; ::-,nrl his nc.tivt .::J,1st:ric~ as ?.Gich ' s coc::.\j_::isicmer . Then. when the: sy-stc:.: , 0f no..tive ptrVi?~t preufrrs :Jr\lc,.> C. 'J\'in .:ii th, the -:·\isu.--:2.:J.le nesi/ tho.t Vidkun Qui s l inc uo.c.,_e .. o:? ;:(1'~.iis_ ii1 lhrw::.-..y .m:. . the inc:C:\_~ .. ctive s~c;ruttin:· c~r 1?ier~c krs;r'o..1 in Pr~c c it W'.J.S c16cic-i_~c:. th-1.,t Uucs0rt _c,·:uh'.· just k•n~~ Ct.I' r:-un,J. '.).S Dutch Nazi l c:1.C.or . In ·i~fturn for· the nc•,t c:.1)ty tit.10 nsvr :)':mt9c~ h_ir.1 Euss0:1rt is cxpec tccl to , ·:.,.r.(s.;i_sc o. +)utch . .'.l!'ny of 250 , 0a°0.-:1cn-. tc :i.'i:;ht .rith tnc G,,.~r1.1011 o..rny in Russio. or 'possibl y 0 in southern Euro:?e . This· is '.i conf~ ss i'Jn al G'-_TLl,'.my 1 s ~~TcYrin: noe(':. for ~~1iii f'.:u--y· .. .r)~l1;..?Qv7Cr . Eitler I s hoj::ics hm-rcvcr will 7Jc c,_s h--:.11::r-f ::.'..$ 1.tI'llSSC:Tt 1·'s- ,t it l c . ·Dut ch oen Yft_ll rht. rt·:ht f'~)r tl;c, ;-;rci'_:n tyronny th?-t h:-.s · (1<:!st,:'ayc,~,. ~~c i r coi..mtry. I 1 OPJ}ICE C? ITT?OJlf\.TJ ON I •• : . , • . ii .. r. -~ .... - .... :·:. ,,:_: ... :j r I. 15/12/_42 . . _po._]_ _ _ AN A11ER~:c HITLER'S CANNON FODDER NEW _ ___ SP· E?ER __ --- ------ COJ'Mll1ffiT \/II) v____ ; :__ .. ---The in.310:nn.polis Stnr state s t oc1o.y : "Hitler is ccrto.inly scttinG noor to the end of cnnnon fodder when he inshtlls o.. Dutch ouislin0: b uv the no.me o'l - L. (., Musscrt as 'Lc n.dor of tho Nothcrlcnc1s ~?Cople '• "Hcr.r MusscrJc is to mo.ko it plm.n to tho Hollo.ndcrs tha t they a rc n ot to be treated a s n. conquered people but [\s po.rtncrs in tho -,,7or. rt comes o. little lntc in the do..y. There \7ns no intimation th.:'lt thoy •,~uro to be o.nythinc; but Germon vo.ssn.ls if Hitler -vron. Now they D.ro offc :-: · cd tho so1J of p o.rtncrship in defeat. Herr :titlbsert lUl.Y• be invested 1.-ri th the po-.·{ cr t o for ce 250,000 younr:; Dutchmen to go through the motions of j oinin.:·: tho Germon o.rmy • Even Hitler must hn.v-c enough sonso to knou vdu.1.t thoy would d o t o him iNhen opr)()rtunity :J rcsents in a battle". ++ l-+++++++-l- -H-+ T~ GOVERNOR OF F'Ri'J>TCE The Konsas City Times s oys : "Field Mr..rsho.1 Znrl Ru.J.olf von Rur.dstodt, tho Germon milit:::cr-y governor of o..11 ~nnce, is reported t o ho.ve zot up hi s ho r.i.cl.g_unrte:rs in Montp cllicr. ',Ve do n ot envy tho Field wroh '.11. Tho inho.bitants of this part of Fro.nee o.re chiefly srnc.11 fnrmors vd. th the t ou 6hnc ss uf o. people who for goncrntions have been o.ttc'.lchod to tho soil, n ot a s slaves but r.ts freemen. They nre libernls in politics. The Nnzi overlord \vill n ot bo s ocio.11y rio1mln.r in Montpellier. He m.:iy not even be entirely safe. If ,w were Field Mc.rshal von Rundstcdt v-1e would npply for active service cl s ov:rhcre. n +++++++++-:--H-++ BEVERIDGE REPORT COMMENT ... - - ... - . . - . ~·· - · - - -- ra= .,., ~ ....... Hore is some nddi tional American comment on the Beveridge r01)()rt : The :mt1gazine 1 ''Nation", in its current issue states: "If the Bcvoridr,c plo.n is not revolutionnry in i tsolf, it mo..y be c onsiclcrcd pcrho.ps t0 mn.rk the, completion of the 1,,ovDlution in the s:)cial n.i:iJr oo.ch t o the pr oblems of poverty. It dcnc;t c s tho finn.l ovcrthro-r: of the 1Joor ln. .-.i- system; it rcpuclin.tw tho whole conception 1 of i; auporism ancl c1onics the h oo..ry belief tho..t IJ')Vcx1t, is b oth n cli vino disp ensa tion o.nd 2. punisho.ble crime; it o..cce1Jts tho principle thnt s ociety mu s t nnl:c i tself rosponsiblo for the ab olition of' YJ"Mt C'nd insi s ts tho.t this cnc.1 is -vr.i.thin tho mco.ns of modern industri f11 econ omy. The introo.uction of all ov-.rn.ncos for o.11 childron afte:r tho first, i •he thc r the , crcnt c;r pc.rents arc employed or unenr,;_; l oyou., rich )r poor, is pcrhnps the bi r~gcst step f or nnrd • ., ••• "This b '.Jld re joction of c conr-irnic ckfodism in n. country f n.cing postvm.r . nroblcms cvon more c1os:uo::cntc thrm those tha t confront .t.\Jlleric o. 1:Till ins:Jll"'C :Lll .J; ~ •• those Y!ho l ook forr:o.ra. t o t he 0.cc hiovemcnt of o. moro jus t o.nd 1-:-1orc fruitful social system. 11 Hownrd P. s;·rhidden Jr., YJTi tins in the f onii pn r,olicy bulletin, says the Beveridf~C rep ort Tr.i.lJ. .r.ble to explode n.ny time up to seven minutes after it ms fallen. (5) Bor;:bs falling ·where they can do no appreciable ham should be left a.lorn::~ . MINISTRY OJP HOME SECURITY. 15/12/42 - No, 17 Orders have boen given by the o.u·choritios in French -'.:lost l.1.frica for tho :in1rnodiD..te roleo..se of o.11 British infor.neos .1 of '\7hatovor co.togory, ,;:ho ho..v0 been detainod in this torritory; also of all non-British soaDon who had been serving in , British r1e:rchant· ships, or in the B~·itish-,chartcrcd ships IL.'J.J·'i.iJ'TG:CR (Norvmgio..n) and DELSHii.VEl'J (Dutch)• The internees from Ko.nko..n 0.11d Conn.kry co..r_rrps will be proceeding to Sierra Loono ; tho so from Abidjan, to tho Golu Coast, those from Bar,uko, Koulikoro , Fort Med_:i.no., Sebikoto.no .'.l11d K£tolack to Go.nbia via tho Kc1olack-Bo.thurst roo.a.. The dates of movenont ·will bo connunicatod directly by the Govor-11ors 9f tho French Colonies adjacent to the points of dostino.tion~ Orc1ors are o.lso being given for tho reloet.so of cortD.in 13ri tish subjects under adninistro.tive internment anc.1 "residence obligatoiro 11 , -r1hilo fo.vouro.blo considero.tion · is to be given to various pen.cling requests by British subjects o.t large for oxit permits to adjacent British territory., MINISTRY OF INFORM.'1.TION I - 15/12/42 - No. 22 NOT POR J::;UBLIC.. -TION' BRo;nc.L·l.sT' OR us:=: ON CLUD Tl.Pill K1i:10RE 0030 B.S.T • . (i.e. FOR EOP,NIITG P.. J?ERS) ON rrnt-IBSD~i.Y, D~CD.IBill 16, 1942 THIS Elffii..RGO SHOULD BE Rl}SPi:~CTED OVJ:::RSEf,.S BY PlliWi.:CING lJ\ry HESSLGES PJL:JD Y.'ITH THE H.111.JlGO _NLTION...L COLL BQ;,.RD Hajor the Rt, Hon. G"..ri.lyn Lloyd George, n.P •, l1iinistcr of' Fuel ancl Pm;or ,k:.s cq::ipointed the t1enlJars of tho National CoD.l Board under pnro.gro.ph 15 (b) of tho 1.7hi te PC1.pcr on Cool, oy Yrhich tho ~,.-inistor is Chairno.n of the Boo.rel, The =•,;:cmbGrs of the Boo.rd arc as follm-rs: - Lord Hyndloy, G,:JoE., (Controllor-Gonoral of the, 1:i:r.istry ·of Fu0l and Po-vr~r) Vico-Chairnnn. 1. - PRODUCTION• ( o.) Nationo.l .L·i.s s oo iat ions • Hr. YI .L. Leo, C,B.E, l.Ir. Bhby Edrro..rds . Hining J\.ssocio.tion of Groat I3ri tn:in 1:incrmrkers' Pedera tion of Great Britain Hr. T,S. Charlton Mr. ·.r .s. Hnll ) National ·Lssocio.tion of Colli0ry_ Er. J .r(. Grant ) }'Io.n..'l.gers Enginemen I s & Hech...m ic s t Section of the Minovrorkcrs' Federation J/Ir. Francis Eilinonc1 _ Institu.tion of Uining Enzinecrs · I (b) Vice..Cho.irrnnn 0f Regional Coo.l Boards (CocLlfiolds in brackets) Scotlnnlh (Pif o, Clo.ckmn.nnn.n, yrshiro a:rrl the Lothin.ns) .i·.. 11i_tr. A,K. McCosh, D.L. _J .:P. Mr • .L'"• lfoffat Northern L • .(North.wnborlo.nd ancl Cumborland) lir • -\.~.J • Drrnnmoncl · l'f.r. Huch licKay Northern B ... (DurhD..m) Hr. S.E.D. iJilson Mr. s. -/atson North ·:rostcn1 (Lanes. Cheshire ancl North -..~ales) \ Hr. J. I-/l:cGurk Horth Eo.st_?rn (South n.na. Wost Yorkshir·o) Sir Hillio.m Su thorlo.nd Mr• J ,..a.• Hall P • c. K. C,.R. 1'.i,P. North I.Iicl.land (Notts. Dorby and Loicostor) 1'{r. Goorgo Spencer D.L-. J.P. /H icllo.nd -2- Micllo.nd (Sto.ffs, Wn.ri.-vickshiro, Co.nnock Cruse o.nd Shropshire) Mr. I, w. Cumbcrbo.tch r/Lr, G.H. Jones, J.P, Wnlos (South Wnlcs o.nd Monmouth, iorcst - of Dco.n, Somerset .'.lri.c1 Bristol) Sir :SVn.n Ylillio.rns, Bt, D. L. M•.A. 11,D, Mr. ;irthur Horner, 2, - DISTRIBUTION. Mr, Henry Cooper - Cho.mbcr of Co0-l Tro.c1crs Mr •. · ;~. Green Co-oporo tivc Coo.l Trci.dcs Associo. tion Hr. c. Shn.rp - British Qoo.l :::lzq)ortors' Fcd0rci.tion 2• - CONSUHL-T I ON,. Sir Geoffrey Clo.rko, c.s.r. O,B,E,) Fca.c:rf'.tion of British Industries, l :\ssocio. tion of British Cho.mbors of Mr. Hn.rry Yo.tcs Commerce. N[L tiono.1 Union of ?tmufo.cturcrs :Mr. H,U. Bol tcr - Gonero.1 Cotmcil cf British Shipping Sir J.J.mos Milne, K.c.v.o. c.~;.r. - British RD.ilwnys Mr, S. Tagg Colonel S, R, Monkhouse - Joint :Slcctrici ty- Supply Assocfation Mrs . M,G. Burton ) Miss l.brjorie Jones l - Representing Domestic Consumers 11r, D. P, Oliver ... Socretnry Tho first meeting of tho Bonrd will be held on Fridny, December 18, 1942. ++++++++++++++++ M.INISTRY OF FU% AND PO':i/ER RELIEF FQR POST--.l'i\R EUJ10PE ~~.ITIOHAL NEEDS, CLOTHilm .tJID SOJIP What may be co.lled 11 iron r8.tions" hnvc formed the basis of discussions by the experts vrorkinr una.er the .L\lliod Post-v;o.r Requirements Buroo..u durinc the p0.st hm do.ys. The Nutrit.ion experts sot themsel vos the to.sk of devising n. basic ration from those fooa.stuffs likely to be in ad.equo.te su-pply, vvi th speciD.l considcrntion for tho needs of expectant and nursing mothers,. infants, and nrlolonccnts. The foodstuffs chosen arc nine in number -- whole milk (or its equivalent in tinned or c1ried _milk), lard, suGo.r, pulses, canned meat, ca:rnea_ fish, cheese, dried egg, and flour, Qunntities hnve beon worked out for _u nits of 100,000 persons for. o. month. The Nutrition experts point out thllt the basic list is devised purely for o.n omorgoncy i10riocl., o.nd c1ocs not present much variety. It is, however, noccssn:r·y to keep the list simple in view of the_ possible supply position, ~t the same time providinc ndoquo.te nutrition for a limited. period for people ·:rho may be utterly destitute. ' The basic list, it is o.lso nclJni ttcc1, is somevrhat deficient in vitamins and minoro.ls, nnd special consideration is bein,~ given to the fortification · of the "iron raticm" v:i th supplcmcnto.ry vi ta.min o.na mineral concentrates. In o..dd.i tion, informtJ.tion is bcin? soucht to determine the probo.ble number of invalids 'Jho are likely to need. oxtrD.. milk o.s po.rt of their medical treatment. There D.ro also spocio.1 studies in progress, in conjunction with moc1iclll e::q_;erts, on extra foods necdod in tho treatment of deficiency diseases. In tho matter 8f clothinp;, fm initial r1wo.rdrobo list" has boen drawn u:p vl'hich contnins provision for clothinr~ for mon, women, n.nd children. This list incJ.uc1es, npnrt fr0m 3arments, knitting wool, sewing cotton o.nd towols (inclucling Sj_Jccial tovrellin~ for infmits). Distribution, it is cxpectocl., ,-rcmld 1Jc on a points bo.sis sornewha.t similn.r to the sys tom i:-1 use in :3ri tD.i.n at present, . and Yrould be varied according to the climectc of the ro~ion beinz supplied and the time of yenr in which liberatio:-i1 to.kcs plo.co. . · soap in o. ready.-to-use form nlso figures on the supply list for an emergency perioc19 It is pointoc.1- out, however, that soap as a finished product canto.ins much i;mtor o.nd therefore to.kcs up a r:reat denl of shipping space; hence it is uesirnble, ns soon as industriQl plo.nt becomes availn1Jlc, to supply ro.i,r mnterinls for processing locnlly in the event of nn emergency ?criod being unexpectedly prolonged, INTER-ALLIED INFOm 1ATJ_Q!J COMMITTEE 1 ,. . . A~ .]iinistry No.8739 £?.Jm!.ISTRY_t)ND }.'1INT.3TRY or H0}1E E3ECURITY C0B1illNIQUE This afternoon a sin~le enemy ~ircrnft dropped bcnlbs in a ta~rn on the coast of J£ast Anglin c.n.usin6 somo dl\ir..ri.ge ana. casual t'ies or·· which b. small number -rrerc fatal. Ln.ter a fer; enemy fi[~hters flew over the co[\.st of Scut..h En.st 3nglnnd rh0re two people were injured. our fighters onga[;cd the enenw aircraft destroyin6 one rod damaging others.. One of our fighters is missin[; • +++++++++++++++++ - No.27 Air Ministry No.871~9. LIR Mlr-!IS'l1RY COlilllJNI QUE Enemy tro.nsp::-)rt tc..rgcts in }7rancc 0,ml Bolr:ium vvero o.tto.cked n:;n.in tc.;day by nircrc!.ft of ;:t'my co-operation o.nd Pi 0hter Commn.nds. A nurnber of ro.ilwc.y engines Ylcru dm:1n.r;c