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08 SEPTUNDET OCK AND KEY.

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It is requested that special care may be taken to ensure the secrecy of this document.

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT)

This document was constared at C.0.8 (4) 410 te Meeting.

SECRET.

C.O.S. (41) 699.

23RD NOVEMBER 1941.

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COPY NO.

WAR CABINET.

CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE,

PRODUCTION IN THE COA

Copy of a letter dated 19th November, 19

from Mr. H. Macmillan Ministry of Supply.

PE/RB/45/3.

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The Industrial Capacity Committee has recently been considering the question of production in the coastal areas on which a ban was placed some time ago by the Chiefs of Staff Committee. Owing to the general shortage of labour it is desired now to make use of the following towns for minor and non-vital war production:-

Norwich Ipswich Maidstone

Kings Lynn Wymondham Bungay

Beccles

Diss

Colchester

Brentwood Ashford (Kent).

It is not proposed to move any additional labour into the areas mentioned, nor that labour already success- fully moved elsewhere should return, It was also noted in the discussion that transport had been reduced within the areas, and that it would be difficult to provide additional facilities. However, it seems that it should be possible to place some production of the type referred to in the foregoing areas, and I trust that the Chiefs of Staff Committee will see no objection to this.

(Signed) H. Macmillan.

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