A file of meeting minutes and memoranda from 1949 discussing the future manpower requirements of the British armed forces in the Cold War. The documents include the minutes of a meeting of the Defence Committee attended by the Prime Minister Clement Attlee which discussed the need to increase recruitment numbers; the difficulty of securing an adequate number of recruits; and the public’s desire for a clear indication of the government for their future intentions towards conscription, especially call-up ages.
- Collection ID
- FO1093
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Germany United Kingdom
- Document Reference
- FO 1093/531/2
- Document Types
- Summary Memorandum
- File Reference
- FO 1093/531
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0531.002
- Keywords
- Military Organisation Manpower Recruitment Conscription Public Opinion
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Ministry of Defence Foreign Office Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
- Pages
- 10
- Persons Discussed
- Clement Attlee Ernest Bevin Arthur Cornwall-Jones Gerald Templer
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
