The Archive · 1941

Food Imports Will Continue

Lord Woolton Explains Cheese and Fruit Shortage Due to Use of Shippin; g in African Campaign London, Feb. 19, EVIEWING Britain's food sit nation in the House' of Lords yesterday, Lord Woolton, Food to be ready for much greater Minister, said Britain would have restrictions than had yet been experienced and that though Britain had lost ships and would lose more ships, she had not lost command of the seas and would still, import...

"We shall find the importing capacity of this country reduced because of the care it is necessary for us to take of our ships. Food supplies brought to this cou entry are not immune from danger of ai attack, Our port facilities which have been reduced will be reduced still further:

"Our merchant seamen have Tost neither their skill nor their courage ind enterprise, They will still bring hips to these shores, I believe dock abourcrs and shipyard workers will enate na efforts to see that these "are, untondea aiekty "and In. Shipyards, it

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