Letter from Sir Arthur Lee, Director-General of Food Production to the Prime Minister [David Lloyd George] on means of boosting food production. [Copy].

Second interim report of the Committee on the Production and Distribution of Milk.

Letter from WSC to John Winant [United States Ambassador to Great Britain] regarding Canada and the Combined Food Board, agreeing with the President Roosevelt's procedure but suggesting that the message to Canada be shortened omitting passages which may lead to comparisons with Canada and other countries and enclosing a proposed draft [see CHAR 20/94B/184 ] Signed.

Letter from "B" [Brendan Bracken] (Ministry of Information, Malet Street [London]) to WSC quoting an account by Speaker [John] Denison [later Lord Ossington] of a lavish dinner given to him by [3rd] Lord Palmerston [earlier Henry Temple] during which Palmertson ate nine dishes of meat and commenting "I do not think you are quite living up to the precedent set by your eminent predecessor!".Typescript signed with initial.

Telegram from Minister of Production [Oliver Lyttelton, later Lord Chandos] and Minister of Food [Colonel John Llewellin] (Washington [United States]) to WSC stating that US officials have told them that there will be no objection to the United Kingdom negotiating a new meat contract with the Argentine [Argentina] "as soon as the subject of recognition and political relations are settled".

Telegram from Oliver Lyttelton [later Lord Chandos, Minister of Production] to WSC marked "Personal" expressing his shock at President Roosevelt's appearance; stating that Harry [Hopkins, Special Adviser and Assistant to the President of the United States] sounds better; reporting on disquiet in the United States on lack of rationing in Canada; on meat supplies to prisoners of war, displaced persons, and the Soviet Union; and problems of transporting supplies. Carbon copy.

Telegram from WSC to Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador in the United States] marked "personal" passing on a message from WSC to Oliver Lyttelton [later Lord Chandos, Minister of Production] thanking him for his message and stating that he is keen to cut down the proposed shipments of meat to the Soviet Union. Carbon copy.

Telegram from Minister of Production [Oliver Lyttelton, later Lord Chandos] (Washington [United States]) marked "Beefeater 12" and "personal" reporting on discussions with the Canadian Government on the possibility of introducing meat rationing.

Report by Lieutenant-General [Sir Ronald] Weeks [Deputy Military Governor and Chief of Staff, British Zone of Germany] on the "Provision of Food and Coal for the British Sector of Berlin [Germany]". [annotated note by Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary, on front page of report dated 18 July; section on page 8 flagged "X"].

Appendix "A" [to a report by Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Weeks, Deputy Military Governor and Chief of Staff, British Zone of Germany, CHAR 20/233/2-10] on the "Relative Feeding Levels in British Zone and in British Section of Berlin [Germany]".

Appendix "B" [to a report by Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Weeks, Deputy Military Governor and Chief of Staff, British Zone of Germany, CHAR 20/233/2-10] on the "Meat and Fat position in the British Zone [of Germany]".

Minute from [1st Lord] Cherwell [earlier F A Lindemann, Paymaster-General] to WSC arguing for a "genuine guarantee" from the Services that an expansion of Britain's commitment in the Far East will not inflate further their manpower demands and slow down demobilisation, commenting on exports and imports, and the food situation in Britain and liberated Europe. [signed; flagged "B"].

Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on the 35 million ton import programme for food, raw materials, paper, textiles, and fertilisers, with an accompanying table. [Copy; given running number 259].

Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on attending the Food Policy Committee and discussions on the cheese ration and live-stock policy. [Copy; given running number 256].

Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on the import shortage, livestock reductions, the move towards the basal diet, non-food imports, and the value of animal proteins. [Copy; given running number 253a].

Minutes [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on rationing preserves, low flying attacks, searchlights on aircraft, and countering torpedoes. [Copies; given running numbers 249a, 250, 251, and 252].

Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on the food situation: stocks of wheat, meat, sugar, and butter, and imports. [Copy; given running number 243].

Aide-memoire [by F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] for WSC on importing capacity, requirements of materials and food, and future outlook. [Copy; given running number 240].