MINISTRY OF INFORMATION
Committees on which the Ministry is represented
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List II. Interdepartmental Committees
Name of Committee
Composition
Function or terms of reference
M.O.I. representative
Authority for Representation
Home Defence (Security) Executive
Chairman: Lord Swinton
Secretary: W.Armstrong
As indicated in title
Deputy Director-General Mr. E. S. Herbert
D.G.
File X/22
Sub-Committee of H.D. (S) F. dealing with Companies Accounts and Public Utility Companies
Chairman: Sir Joseph Ball
- do. -
Mr. Lyell
D.D.G.
X/95
Liaison Officers’ Conference of Security Intelligence Centre
Chairman: Sir Herbert Creedy
- do. -
Mr. Macadam or Mr. Heald
Mr. Tudor Craig
(P & T Censorship)
D.D.G.
X/23/2
Inter-Services Security Board
Chairman: Col. Thornton, War Office
Secretary: Major Combe, War Office
Deputy Director-General
When the Board finds it necessary to consult the Ministry of Information
D.G.
X/71
Home Defence Executive
Chairman: Sir Findlater Stewart (with civil and military staffs)
Ministry of Home Security
Ministry of Information
Other departments when required.
Liaison between Civil Departments and G.H.Q. (H.F.)
(Mr. Macadam)
Sir William Clark
D.G.
D.D.G.
A/742
Name of Committee
Composition
Function or terms of reference
M.O.I. representative
Authority for Representation
War Cabinet Civil Defence Committee
Chairman: Home Secretary
Secretary of State for Scotland
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
President of the Board of Education
Minister of Health
Postmaster General
Minister of Food
Secretary of Petroleum Dept.
Parliamentary Secretaries representing Depts. including Ministry of Information
To discuss questions of Policy relating to Civil Defence
Parliamentary Secretary
Minister
No file
War Cabinet Joint Planning Sub-Committee
Cabinet Committee
Chairman: Capt. Andrews, R.N.
To discuss strategy as allied to propaganda
Mr. Nigel Law
Mr. Leigh Ashton (if required)
Controller of Overseas Publicity
No file
Joint Intelligence Committee
Chairman: Mr. Cavendish Bentinck
Secretary: Col .Edwards
Foreign Office
Admiralty
War Office
Air Ministry
M.I.5.
M.I.6.
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Ministry of Information
To discuss matters arising out of Intelligence, Security etc. Reports
Mr. Leigh Ashton (if required.)
In place of Mr. Kirkpatrick
No file
Name of Committee
Composition
Function or terms of reference
M.O.I. representative
Authority for Representation
War Cabinet Committee on Foreign (Allied) Resistance
Chairman: Major Morton
Foreign Office
Service Depts.
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Colonial Office
Dominions Office
Ministry of Shipping
Spears Mission
Ministry of Information
Treasury
The examination and co-ordination of all plans for dealing with the continued resistance of France
Mr. Nigel Law
Controller of Overseas Publicity
No file
War Cabinet Committee on Foreign (Allied) resistance Sub-Committee on economic policy
Chairman: Mr. Maurice Ingram (As above, plus Board of Trade Ministry of Supply Ministry of Food)
To consider ways and means of stimulating French resistance in the French Overseas Empire by economic means
Major Hamilton
FP/94/34
War Cabinet Standing Inter- Departmental Committee on Censorship
Chairman: Mr. E. S. Herbert
Director of Postal & Telegraph Censorship
Treasury
Home Office
Foreign Office
India Office
Burma Office
Colonial Office
Dominions Office
Admiralty
War Office
Air Ministry
Security Services
Ministry of Information
Ministry of Economic Warfare
General Post Office
Chief Telegraph Censor
Chief Postal Censor
To review and report on questions concerned with cable, radio and postal censorship, and to watch progress in radio telephony with a view to altering the censorship if necessary.
Deputy Director- General
Admiral Thomson
D.G.
X/119
Name of Committee
Composition
Function or terms of reference
M.O.I. representative
Authority for Representation
Sub-Committee of War Cabinet Standing Interdepartmental Committee on Censorship
As for Standing Committee
To consider day-to-day matters falling within the terms of reference of the Standing Committee, but which are not of sufficient importance to justify summoning that Committee.
Mr. Gates
D.G.
X/119
War Cabinet Overseas Mail Committee
Chairman: Lord Moyne
Vice-Chairman: Postmaster-General
Foreign Office
War Office
Admiralty
Air Ministry
Ministry of Information
General Post Office
Ministry of Supply, and when affected, Treasury
Dominions Office
India Office
Ministry of Economic Warfare
To deal with questions of policy (excluding Censorship) with regard to conveyance of overseas mail (including air mails) in war-time
Deputy Director-General
D.G.
X/100
Overseas Travel Committee
Chairman: Mr. O. Peake, M.P.
Home Office
Foreign Office
War Office
Admiralty
Air Ministry
Treasury
Dominions Office
Colonial Office
Passport & Permit Office
Department of Overseas Trade
Security Services
M.I.5.
To consider questions of travel to and from U.K. (in so far as it is controlled under Defence Regulations and Aliens Order) including if necessary, travel between Great Britain and Ireland
Mr. Bamford
(Deputy: Mr. Charles)
Deputy Director General
A/406/1
Name of Committee
Composition
Function or terms of reference
M.O.I. representative
Authority for Representation
Overseas Travel Committee (Contd)
Ministries of Labour, Supply, Shipping, Aircraft Production, Information, Food, and Agriculture
War Cabinet Sub-Committee on the Schedule of Reserved Occupations
Chairman: Mr. J. S. Nicholson
Ministry of Labour and National Service
Representatives of the 3 Service Departments
Ministry of Labour
Treasury
Ministry of Home Security
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Ministry of Supply
Other Departments concerned in the questions before the Committee at any meeting.
Ministry of Information has the right to attend when matters in which the Ministry has a concern are under discussion
Consideration of proposals for changes in the Schedule and for modification of the effect of the Schedule either in respect of individuals or of small groups of individuals
Mr. Bamford
(Deputy; Mr. Charles)
By agreement with Ministry of Labour
A/82
Central Register Committee of Ministry of Labour and National service Sub-Committees: 1) Journalists Sub-Committee
Chairman: Mr. Plummer, Newspaper Proprietors Association
Representatives of:-
Newspaper Proprietors Association
Newspaper Society
National Union of Journalists
Institute of Journalists
to fix the method of selection of candidates for Government employment, in respective spheres.
Mr. Woodburn
As Establishment Officer
A/69
Name of Committee
Composition
Function or terms of reference
M.O.I. representative
Authority for Representation
Sub-Committees: (Contd.)
2) Aliens Sub-Committee
Chairman: Sir Walter Moberley
Representatives of:-
Scientific Research Committee of the Central Register;
Society for Protection of Science and Learning;
Industrial Chemistry Committee;
General Engineering Committee of Central Register;
Linguistic Committee of the Central Register;
Other Government Departments.
Treasury
Ministry of Information
To fix the method of selection of candidates for Government employment, in respective spheres.
Mr. Woodburn
As Establishment Officer
A/69/
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Agricultural Films Committee.
Chairman: Mr. R.W. Haddon
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Ministry of Food
Scottish Office
Ministry of Information
National Farmers’ Union
Scientific agricultural interests
Technical film interests
To formulate a programme of agricultural films - educational, technical and propaganda
Mr. Beddington
Official invitation from Ministry of Agriculture
F/147/46
Latin America Policy Committee
Chairman: Mr. K. Grubb
Foreign Office
Ministry of Information
British Broadcasting Corporation
Joint Broadcasting Committee
Foreign Research and Press Service (Chatham House)
To determine propaganda policy in Latin America
Mr. Wiltshire
Mr. Bonham-Garter
Mr. Machell
Controller of Overseas Publicity
FP/2013/24
Name of Committee
Composition
Function or terms of reference
M.O.I. representative
Authority for Representation
Commercial Business Advisory Committee
Chairman
: Lord Davidson
Ministry of Information
Various commercial concerns Board of Trade, Department of Overseas Trade or other Government Departments concerned in the questions before the Committee at any meeting.
To advise the Commercial Relations and Overseas Divisions of Ministry of Information on dissemination of propaganda and the collection of information of value to this Ministry through commercial channels.
Representatives of Commercial Relations and Overseas Divisions as required
Hon. Adviser Commercial Relations, in consultation with Director General. (C.R.42).
Business Advisory Sub- Committees for India, Burma and Ceylon.
Chairman
: Sir Edward Benthall, K.B.S.
Ministry of Information
India Office
Representatives of commercial concerns
To advise the Commercial Relations and Overseas Divisions of the Ministry of Information on dissemination of propaganda and for the collection of information of value to this Ministry through commercial channels in the countries concerned.
Lord Davidson
Mr. John Rodgers
Mr. Blair (Secretary)
Mr. Burton Leach
Mr. Brock
Mr. Usill
Hon. Adviser, Commercial Relations, in consultation with Director General. (C.R.42/3).
Business Advisory Sub-committee on Latin America
Chairman:
Lord Davidson Ministry of Information Representatives of commercial concerns.
As above.
Lord Davidson
Mr. John Rodgers
Mr. Askham
Mr. Blair
Mr. Grubb
Mr. Bonham Carter
Hon. Adviser, Commercial Relations, in consultation with Director General. (C.R.42/1).
Name of Committee
Composition
Function or terms of reference
M.O.I. representative
Authority for Representation
Business Advisory Subcommittee for U.S.A.
Chairman:
(not yet appointed)
Ministry of Information
Foreign Office
Representatives of various commercial concerns
To guide the Commercial Relations Division in their general approach to the commercial and industrial interests through which they work, and to place at the disposal of the Division the branches or agents or connections of the various companies coming under the control of the members in the country concerned.
Lord Davidson
Mr. John Rodgers
Mr. Askham (Secretary)
Mr. Douglas Williams
Mr. Darvall
Hon. Adviser, Commercial Relation consultant Director General (C.R.42).
Business Advisory Sub-Committee for Canada
Chairman:
Sir Edward Peacock
Ministry of Information
Dominions Office
Representatives of various commercial concerns
As above.
Lord Davidson
Mr. John Rodgers
Mr. Askham (Secretary)
Representative of Empire Division
Hon. Advis. Commercial in consultation Director General (C.R.42/7).
Interdepartmental Committee on additional Wireless Transmitters
Chairman:
D.D.G.
Wireless Telegraphy Board
Ministry of Information
General Post Office
Air Ministry
Ministry of Supply
British Broadcasting Corporation
To consider proposals for the purchase and erection of additional wireless transmitters for home and foreign broadcasting and to make appropriate recommendations.
Deputy Director General
Mr. Welch
Mr. Macgregor
Mrs. Spicer
Continuation of peacetime Sub- Committee of C.I.D. Sub-Committee; meets ad hoc RC.31/1.
