SECRET
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Friday, 1st December, 1944.

PRESENT:

The D.G.

Parliamentary Secretary

Mr. Grubb

Mr. Cruikshank

Mr. Francis Williams

Mr. Archibald

General Tripp

Brigadier MacGregor

Admiral Carpendale

Mr. Ryan

Mr. Grisewood

Mr. Hodge

British Books in France

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Mr. Grubb gave an account of the schemes existing for selling British books in France. One of these schemes, a non-official and commercial one of Messrs. W.H. Smith's, could be realised if the Ministry took responsibility for asking Transport Command to provide the air-lift. It was ruled that it was in the interests of British publicity that this should be done.