W. Keith Hancock and Margaret M. Gowing

“ For further trends of Defence Policy and Requirements sub-committee organisation within the framework of the Committee of Imperial Defence moving towards the functions of a War Committee of the Cabinet, see the narrative of central organisation by Major N. H. Gibbs and the references there given (Cabinet Office file 70/30) . CAB/HIST/D/4/1 C.I.D. 1087.B, para. 7. The main channel of contemporaneous intelligence within the sphere of “defence economy” was the Industrial Intelligence Centre. ”

“ For an account of this procedure the reader is referred to Part IV of the narrative mentioned in Note 1 above, together with the interleaved comments of Mr. Gorrel-Barnes. These sources make it clear that initiative in the field of economic policy came primarily from the Chairman, as distinct from the full Anglo-French Coordinating Committee which met seldom. The complicated financial arrangements connected with this assignment are recorded in detail in Appendix H to the typescript narrative referred to in Note 1 above. ”

“ Professor Judges’ memorandum on Manpower Budgeting. Supplementary figures were supplied by Mr. Wynn Jones of the Ministry of Labour. Cabinet Office files 69/29/2. CAB/HIST/M/11/1/1. On this paragraph: for reduction of call-up age of men, W.P (42) 472. ”

“ CAB/HIST/M/17/4/2. W.P. (42) 416 (23/9/42) . See also J.W.P.S. (42) 11 (30/5/42) . April manpower survery is contained in Economic Section’s Manpower, 1942, folder. CAB/HIST/17/1/3. See also memorandum by Mr. Dennison on W.P. (42) 416 (undated) and minute from Mr. Dennison to Lord President (2/10/42) . L.P. (42) 235 (20/10/42) . Minute by Mr. Norman Brook to Sir Edward Bridges (12/10/42) (Sir Norman Brook’s folder, 1a) CAB/HIST/M/17/4/2. Report by Mr. Norman Brook to Lord President (27/10/42) (Economic Section’s Manpower, 1942, folder) . CAB/HIST/M/17/4/7. ”

“ W.P. (42) 556 (28/11/42) . W.P. (42) 567 (7/12/42) . For this paragraph see W.P. (42) 559, W.P. (42) 561, W.P (42) 561, W.P. (42) 570; W.M. (42) 163rd Concl. (1/12/42) and W.M. (42) 167th Concl. (11/12/42) . W.P. (42) 568 (9/12/42) . For this and following two paragraphs, see L.P. (43) 115 (21/5/43) ”

“ The opinion quoted came from the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Churchill) . W.M. (39) 106th Concl., Minute 4 (6/12/39) . W.P. (G) (39) 133. L.P. (40) 4 (20/6/40) . See e.g. E.P. (M) (40) 2nd Meeting (11/1/40) . L.P. (40) 4. E.P. (M) (40) 26 (5/4/40) . L.P. (40) 4. ”