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The '''Combined Production and Resources Board''' was a temporary World War II government agency that allocated the combined economic resources of the United States and Britain. It was set up by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] on June 9, 1942. <ref>"Combined Production and Resources Board" in ''The New International Year Book: 1942'' (1943) p 163 </ref> |
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The Board was charged by the [[Combined Chiefs of Staff]] to take all relevant production factors into account, for the maximum utilization of the productive resources available to the United States, Britain and its Commonwealth, and the United Nations at war. It was disbanded at the end of the war. |
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==Staff== |
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* Miilton Katz, based in Washington, was the Chief Executive Officer for the United States |
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* [[Thomas Brand, 4th Viscount Hampden|Thomas Brand]], based in London, was the Chief Executive Officer on the British side of the Board |
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* [[Richard W. B. Clarke]] was the British representative on the Board in Washington, 1942–43. |
* [[Richard W. B. Clarke]] was the British representative on the Board in Washington, 1942–43. |
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* [[Fred Hall]] from 1942 to 1944, was an assistant director of the Board. |
* [[Fred Hall]] from 1942 to 1944, was an assistant director of the Board. |
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==Notes== |
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Revision as of 05:19, 29 March 2014
The Combined Production and Resources Board was a temporary World War II government agency that allocated the combined economic resources of the United States and Britain. It was set up by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill on June 9, 1942. [1]
The Board was charged by the Combined Chiefs of Staff to take all relevant production factors into account, for the maximum utilization of the productive resources available to the United States, Britain and its Commonwealth, and the United Nations at war. It was disbanded at the end of the war.
Staff
- Miilton Katz, based in Washington, was the Chief Executive Officer for the United States
- Thomas Brand, based in London, was the Chief Executive Officer on the British side of the Board
- Richard W. B. Clarke was the British representative on the Board in Washington, 1942–43.
- Fred Hall from 1942 to 1944, was an assistant director of the Board.
Notes
- ^ "Combined Production and Resources Board" in The New International Year Book: 1942 (1943) p 163