Review of Food Administration in World War II and Related Material

Production and Marketing Administration, United States Department of Agriculture

No 369104, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: Table of Contents: World War I: I. History of United States Food Administration 1917-1919 --- II. Anti-Hoarding Measures ----- Material on World War II Administration: I. Outline of Functions and Activities in Administering War Food Program --- II. Highlights of Organizational Developments in Administering War Food Programs – A. Chart Outlining Evolution of Organization Structure Resulting in Production and Marketing Administration - 1939-1946 – B. Chart Outlining Organization as of June 30, 1945 of Agencies of War Food Administration Subsequently Consolidated into the Production and Marketing Administration – C. Chart Outlining General Organization of the Department of Agriculture and the War Food Administration as of March 23, 1945 --- III. Chronological Summary of Actions Taken by USDA and War Food Administration in Meeting Wartime Requirements --- IV. Activities of Agencies of the U. S. Government in the Food Program of World War II --- V. Major U. S. Civilian War Agencies as of 1945 and Their Predecessor Agencies --- VI. Price Policy - Abstracts from Wartime Economic Planning in Agriculture --- VII. Memorandum of July 2, 1943 from C. H. Fleischer to S. R. Smith, Acting Deputy Director, Food Distribution Administration, on Proposed WFA Food Price Control Policy --- VIII. Organization for and Exercise of Emergency Powers with Respect to the Nation’s Food Program during the War Period (Statement prepared by Office of the Solicitor, July 1950) --- IX. Powers Exercised by War Food Administration Derived from Wartime Legislation and Executive Orders as of February 1944 --- X. Legislative Authorities of Agencies of Department of Agriculture as of July 1950 --- XI. Final Report of the War Food Administrator – 1945 --- XII. Factors Relevant to Reorganization for War --- XIII. Summary of World War II British Food Administration --- XIV. Preliminary Bibliography of Publications and Other Materials on War Food Administration and Related Programs --- XV. Charts Outlining Organization of: A. U. S. Government at Various Periods – 1940–1946 – B. U. S. War Emergency Agencies (In separate binder) --- XVI. Food Industry Advisory Committees – Part 1 - Current Food Industry Advisory Committees as of August 1950 – Part 2 - Food Industry Advisory Committees in World War II ---- Material on Current Emergency: I. PMA Branch Comments on Food Programs in Emergency – A. Summary of PMA Branch Comments on Food Programs in War Emergency, July 1950 – B. Highlights of Summary of PMA Branch Comments – C. Program Management Staff Evaluation of PMA Branch Comments --- II. Summary of Comments on Emergency Powers Act, Fifth Edition, July 1950 --- III. Comments on Draft of the Proposed Defense Production Act of 1950 (S-3930 and H. R. 9176) and Comparison of this Bill with the Draft of the Emergency Powers Act (NSRB Document 44 Revised).

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Dairy Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 450
Date: 1950-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.369104

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