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SECRET.
COPY NO.
CABINET 25 (55).
M e e t i n g o f the C a b i n e t t o be h e l d a t 10
Downing S t r e e t , S.W.1, on W
EDNESDAY,
A p r i l 5 t h , 1935, a t 1 1 . 0 a.m.
AGENDA.
li
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
-
If
required.
2 . THE BUDGET.
(To f i x
d a t e o f Budget
Cabinet).
3 . REORGANISATION OF THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY.
(Reference
Cabinet 9 ( 5 2 ) ,
Conclusion 1 5 ) .
Memorandum by t h e C h a n c e l l o r o f t h e
Exchequer.
( C P . 88(53)
already c i r c u l a t e d ) .
4 . UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.
(Reference
Cabinet 9 ( 3 3 ) ,
Third Report of
( C P . 89(53)
Conclusion
6).
Cabinet Committee.
already c i r c u l a t e d ) .
Memorandum by the M i n i s t e r o f Labour.
( C P . 90(33)
circulated herewith) .
5.
CENSURE MOTION (UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE).
Q u e s t i o n t o be r a i s e d b y t h e Prime
6.
Minister.
TAXATION OF CO-OPERATIVE RESERVES.
(Reference
Cabinet 9 ( 3 3 ) ,
7 . THE IRISH FREE STATE
Conclusion 7 ) .
SITUATION.
8 . THE BATTERSEA POWER STATION
Memorandum by the M i n i s t e r o f T r a n s p o r t .
( C P . 91(33)
already c i r c u l a t e d ) .
9.
CONCLUSIONS OF THE HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
H.A.C.
5th Conclusions
Road and R a i l T r a f f i c
(Reference
(33)
-
already
circulated.
Bill.
Cabinet 5 ( 3 3 ) ,
Conclusion 4 ) .
Memorandum by t h e M i n i s t e r o f T r a n s p o r t ,
covering draft B i l l .
(H.A. 11(33)
already c i r c u l a t e d ) .
1 0 . PRIVATE MEMBERS' B I L L S .
For F r i d a y ,
1.
April
7th.
S e d i t i o u s and Blasphemous T e a c h i n g o f
Children B i l l .
( S i r R. Craddock ( C o n s e r v a t i v e ) ) .
2 . P r o t e c t i o n o f Dogs B i l l .
( S i r R. Gower
3 . Coal Mines ( P r o t e c t i o n o f
(Conservative)).
Animals)
( S i r R. Gower
Bill.
(Conservative)).
TO TAKE NOTE OF:
11.
HOUSING ACT, 1950, PART
I.
(Reference Cabinet 6 ( 3 3 ) , Conclusion 7 ) .
N o t e by the M i n i s t e r o f H e a l t h , c o v e r i n g
d r a f t Circular to Local A u t h o r i t i e s .
( C P . 87(33)
already c i r c u l a t e d ) .
(Signed) M.P.A.
Secretary
to the
HAHKEY,
Cabinet.
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S flJLR
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I S THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY S GOVERNMENT).
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C A B I N E T
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COPY NO.
CONCLUSIONS o f a M e e t i n g o f t h e C a b i n e t h e l d
a t 10 Downing S t r e e t , S . W . 1 , on WEDNESDAY,
A p r i l 5 t h , 1933, a t 11.0 a.m.
PRESENT:The R i g h t Hon. J . Ramsay MacDonald, M . P . ,
Prime M i n i s t e r .
( i n the C h a i r ) .
IThe R i g h t Hon.
Stanley B a l d w i n , M . P . ,
Lord P r e s i d e n t o f t h e C o u n c i l .
The R i g h t Hon.
N e v i l l e Chamberlain, M.P.,
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The R i g h t Hon.
1 S i r John G i l m o u r , B t . , D . S . O . ,
I M.P., S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r
I Home A f f a i r s .
The R i g h t Hon.
The V i s c o u n t Sanlcey,
Lord Chancellor.
n
The R i g h t Hon.
I The V i s c o u n t H a i l s h a m ,
I S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r War.
Ihe R i g h t Hon.
Sir Samuel H o a r e , B t . , G . B . E . ,
m C.M.G.,M.P., S e c r e t a r y of
i State f o r I n d i a .
G.B.E.,
The R i g h t Hon.
S i r John Simon, G . C . S . I . ,
K.C.V.O.,O.B.E.,K.C.,M.P.,
Secretary of State for
Foreign A f f a i r s .
The R i g h t Hon.
J . H . Thomas, M . P . , S e c r e t a r y
o f S t a t e f o r Dominion A f f a i r s
The R i g h t Hon.
ISir P h i l i p C u n l i f f e - L i s t e r ,
IG.B.E.,M.O.,M.P., Secretary
I of s t a t e f o r t h e C o l o n i e s .
The Most Hon.
T h e Marquess o f L o n d o n d e r r y ,
K.G.,M.V.O., Secretary of
State for A i r .
-The R i g h t Hon.
HSir Godfrey C o l l i n s , K . B . E . ,
jJc.M.G. , M . P . , S e c r e t a r y o f
State f o r Scotland..
T h e R i g h t Hon.
S i r Edward H i l t o n Young,
G.B.E.,D.S.O.,D.S.C.,M.P.,
- Minister of Health.
Ike R i g h t Hon.
f a l t e r Runciman, M . P . ,
President of t h e Board of
Trade.
T h e R i g h t Hon.
Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell,
G . B . E . , M . P . , F i r s t Lord of
the Admiralty.
Q)or The R i g h t Hon.
Walter E l l i o t , M . C . , M . P . ,
M i n i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e and
Fisheries.
The R i g h t Hon.
S i r Henry B e t t e r t o n , B t . ,
C.B.E.,M.P., M i n i s t e r of
Labour.
Major t h e R i g h t Hon.
W. Ormsby-Gore, M . P . ,
F i r s t Commissioner o f Works
THE FOLLOWING WERE ALSO PRESENT:The R i g h t Hon.
S i r Thomas I n s k i p , C . B . E . , K . C . , M . P . ,
A t t o r n e y - G e n e r a l . ( p o r Conclusion 1 ) .
;
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0
n
e
l
S
i
r
M.P.A.
Hankey, G . C . B . , G . C . M . G . ,
Secretary.
1.
The A t t o r n e y - G e n e r a l
informed the Cabinet
on Monday he had r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r
Macnaghten,
one o f
from Mr J u s t i c e
the High Court J u d g e s ,
his
intention of presenting a P e t i t i o n
the
legality
o f t h e cuts
understood that
agreement,
associate
that
in Judges'
announcing
of Right
Salaries.
against
Re
the s e n i o r High Court Jiidge was
in
and t h a t two o t h e r Judges had wished
to
t h e m s e l v e s w i t h Mr J u s t i c e Macnaghten,
t h a t h e had d e c i d e d t o p r o c e e d a l o n e .
I t was
possible
t h a t t h e two o t h e r Judges might p r e s e n t t h e i r
Petitions.
but
own
Mr J u s t i c e Macnaghten had s a i d t h a t h e
hoped h i s P e t i t i o n would be p r e s e n t e d on t h e 4 t h or
5th A p r i l .
Petition
The o r d i n a r y p r o c e d u r e would be f o r
o f R i g h t t o be a d d r e s s e d t o t h e Home
Secretary,
who would r e f e r
f o r remarks.
a month.
it
to the
Attorney-General
T h i s normal p r o c e d u r e would t a k e
Most l i k e l y
a fiat.
In the
i t would be i m p o s s i b l e
either party
t o t h e Court
Lords ,
procedure,
This
the present
case,
to
refuse
o f a p p e a l by
o f A p p e a l and the House
of
hoxvever, was i n a p p l i c a b l e
to
as t h e High C o u r t
i n t h e Court
affected.
about
o r d i n a r y way t h e P e t i t i o n would t h e n
go t o a High Court J u d g e , w i t h a r i g h t
Judges
the
Judge and t h e
o f Appeal w o u l d be
T h e r e appeared t o be t h r e e
personally
possible
procedures:­
(l)
To r e s t o r e
t h e cuts
(2)
^o pass l e g i s l a t i o n d e c l a r i n g t h a t t h e
p r e s e n t s a l a r i e s w e r e deemed t o have
been included i n previous l e g i s l a t i o n :
(3)
^o r e f e r t h e i s s u e t o t h e J u d i c i a l
Committee o f t h e P r i v y C o u n c i l under
t h e A c t o f 1833 and t o t e l l Mr J u s t i c e
Macnaghten and t h e o t h e r Judges c o n c e r n e d
t h a t t h i s was t o be d o n e .
I t would be d i f f i c u l t
in
salaries:
to constitute
Committee s o as t o a v o i d i n c l u d i n g
s a l a r y was i n v o l v e d ,
but t h e r e w e r e
the
Judicial
any Judge whose
f o u r or
five
Judges who were on p e n s i o n and m i g h t be n o m i n a t e d .
The A t t o r n e y - G e n e r a l s
own v i e w was t h a t t h e
r
w e r e not l i k e l y
eeivable,
t o win t h e i r
Court
c a s e , but i t was
of c o u r s e , t h a t they m i g h t .
made up t h e i r mind t h a t
an a d v e r s e
If
i n f o r m t h e Judges c o n c e r n e d o f t h i s
them from p r e s e n t i n g
The C a b i n e t w e r e i n f o r m e d t h a t
the
Cabinet
the
the d e c i s i o n
i t might be b e s t t o l e g i s l a t e
thus t o d e t e r
con­
o p i n i o n by
c o u l d not be a l l o w e d t o u p s e t
Parliament,
Judges
of
and t o
i n t e n t i o n and
a Petition.
some o f
the
cireum­
s t a n c e s m e n t i o n e d by t h e A t t o r n e y - G e n e r a l had been
published
in the Press
of
t h e same
day.
The d i s c u s s i o n showed t h a t t h e r e c o u l d be no
question of r e s t o r i n g the Judges'
spective
but
legislation,
i t was f e l t
Judges concerned
Petition
of
salaries.
i t was a d m i t t e d , was
insisted
on p r o c e e d i n g w i t h
the
opinion.
If
to accept
the o p i n i o n of the J u d i c i a l
the
their
Judicial
but o n l y an
t h e Jxidges w e r e asked t o bind
t h e Government
giving a similar
Committee
could h a r d l y r e f r a i n
undertaking.
t h e Government
themselves
it
If
the
in
from
opinion were
would c r e a t e a v e r y
s ituation.
After
if
Right.
Committee c o u l d not g i v e a d e c i s i o n ,
against
unpopular,
t h a t t h i s would be n e c e s s a r y
The C a b i n e t w e r e reminded t h a t
advance,
Retro­
d i s c u s s i o n t h e C a b i n e t a g r e e d —­
(a)
T h a t t h e r e c o u l d be no q u e s t i o n o f
r e s t o r i n g the Judges' s a l a r i e s ,
having regard t o the d i s a s t r o u s
e f f e c t t h a t i t would h a v e on o t h e r
c l a s s e s o f t h e community t h a t had
s u b m i t t e d t o c u t s i n s a l a r y or. pay:
(b)
That, i f necessary, l e g i s l a t i o n
s h o u l d be i n t r o d u c e d t o v a l i d a t e
t h e cuts on J u d g e s ' s a l a r i e s ,
w h e t h e r such l e g i s l a t i o n was
p r e c e d e d by an i n q u i r y by t h e
J u d i c i a l Committee o f t h e P r i v y
C o u n c i l or n o t :
difficult
(c)
That t h e Lord. C h a n c e l l o r and t h e
S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r War should
s e e Mr J u s t i c e Macnaghten and t h e
o t h e r Judges c o n c e r n e d and i n f o r m
them o f t h e Government's i n t e n t i o n
as s e t f o r t h a b o v e , so as t o g i v e
them an o p p o r t u n i t y , i f t h e y s h o u l d
t h i n k f i t , o f r e f r a i n i n g from
presenting t h e i r P e t i t i o n of Right.
( he Attorney-General
at this point .)
m
withdrew
it 7 ?
2 . ^he S e c r e t a r y
o4ie R u s s i a n
Goods ( I m p o r t
prohibition)
Bill'
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet 22
( 3 3 ) , Con­
clusion 2 . )
F.R.
of
who was t o i n t r o d u c e
Prohibit i o n ) F i l l
State for
t h e R u s s i a n Goods
in Parliament
drew t h e a t t e n t i o n
Foreign
of
Affairs,
(Import
t h e same
afternoon,
t h e C a b i n e t t o two p o i n t s
were l i a b l e
t o be r a i s e d
had no t i m e
limit,
in debate.
so t h a t
it
not
First,
that
the
only gave
Bill
unlimited
powers t o t h e E x e c u t i v e , b u t g a v e them f o r e v e r ;
second,
powers
even though P a r l i a m e n t was s i t t i n g ,
c o n f e r r e d by t h e B i l l w e r e put i n
no o p p o r t u n i t y was p r o v i d e d f o r
of
when t h e
operation
c o n s u l t i n g t h e House
Commons,
The P r e s i d e n t
that
it
of
t h e Board o f ^ r a d e p o i n t e d
had b e e n found t h a t
under t h e p r o v i s i o n s
of
and,
Orders
out
c o u l d only be
o f t h e Customs C o n s o l i d a t i o n Act
1B76, t h e powers under w h i c h w e r e e x e r c i s e d
Proclamation.
advantage
that t h e i r
t r a d e was a l l
i n t r a d i n g w i t h us f o r
centralised
in imports
or e x p o r t s .
the
of
trade,
He had hoped t h a t
powers t o be c o n f e r r e d by t h e R u s s i a n Goods
Bill
t h e new T r a d e
The C a b i n e t w e r e a l s o reminded t h a t
(import
Agreement,
the time
t e r m i n a t e , t h e B i l l would come when a r e a s o n a b l e
Agreement was r e a c h e d w i t h
that,
in view
of
the
would p l a c e t h e Government i n a
strong p o s i t i o n in negotiating
The S e c r e t a r y
reason
i n t h e Government,
which e n a b l e d them t o c o n t r o l e v e r y s o r t
Prohibition)
by
H i t h e r t o t h e R u s s i a n S o v i e t had b e e n
at a g r e a t
whether
issued
of
^rade
Russia.
State for
Foreign Affairs
the discussion,
f o r him t o p r e s s h i s
to
questions
it
was
further.
said
unnecessary
3 . The Prime M i n i s t e r
informed the Cabinet
that
pHE BRITISH he and h i s c o l l e a g u e s on t h e American Debts Committee
A
'R DEBT TOhad h e l d v a r i o u s c o n v e r s a t i o n s , some among t h e m s e l v e s
US
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IEO
D
S
T
A
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E
AMERC
IA, P and o t h e r s w i t h Mr Norman D a v i s , the American r e p r e -
.
TFLE
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet 10
( 3 3 ) , Conclusion 9 , )
sentative.
his
He t h o u g h t he was r i g h t
colleagues
15th.
o f America and t o s a i l
He wanted t h e C a b i n e t ' s
on Saturday,
once
t h e B r i t i s h Ambassador i n Washington s o t h a t
Roosevelt would'send the o f f i c i a l
was known t o be h i s
four
days.
t h e b e s t he c o u l d
of h i s
affecting,
and Economic
for
R o o s e v e l t and t o make
He m i g h t
behind t o go i n t o
t h e Prime M i n i s t e r
example, t h e World Monetary
o f t h e Exchequer s t r o n g l y
t o go t o W a s h i n g t o n ,
the importance of s e c u r i n g ,
o f t h e payment
doubts
if
and
possible,
due on June
e x p r e s s e d as t o t h e
o f t h e Prime M i n i s t e r s
15th.
desirability'
was known t o
door.
the
t o accept
President
If,
should r e f u s e
m o r a t o r i u m and i t was known t h a t t h e P r i m e
t i o n t o Washington,
or t h a t
that
desire the v i s i t .
on, t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s Congress
had not b e e n w i l l i n g
should
disappointment.
The C a b i n e t w e r e r e m i n d e d , h o w e v e r ,
Roosevelt
emphasised
v i s i t were l e s t he
s h o u l d be t i n g e d w i t h
pressed
a moratorium
r e t u r n w i t h o u t h a v i n g s e c u r e d any r e s u l t ,
visit
questions
Conference.
The C h a n c e l l o r
The o n l y
to
His - o b j e c t would be
opportunities.
h a v e t o l e a v e some E x p e r t s
it
intention
and r e t u r n i n t h e same s h i p and only
t o make c o n t a c t w i t h P r e s i d e n t
in respect
President
assured o f a
The Prime M i n i s t e r ' s
r e m a i n i n America f o r
of d e t a i l ,
to
i n v i t a t i o n which
i n t e n t i o n t o do i f
favourable response.
proceed
endorsement,
b e c a u s e a message would have t o be s e n t a t
was t o s a i l
that
on t h a t Committee w i s h e d him t o
t o the United States
April
i n saying
later
a
Minister
the P r e s i d e n t s
invita­
t h e f a i l u r e w o u l d be l a i d at
his
The C a b i n e t w e r e r e m i n d e d , h o w e v e r ,
the Prime M i n i s t e r
payment
that
secured a suspension of
even
the
due on June 1 5 t h , he would not be a b l e
announce i t
on h i s r e t u r n ,
since President
powers
Congress.
^he C a b i n e t were a l s o reminded t h a t t h e
Prime
M i n i s t e r was Chairman o f t h e W o r l d Monetary
Economic C o n f e r e n c e ,
not
to
Roosevelt
a l o n e c o u l d do t h a t when he had o b t a i n e d h i s
from
if
As P r e s i d e n t
l e a v e the United States
natural
of
Roosevelt
v i s i t him i n o r d e r t o a d v i s e him as t o t h e
of the Conference,
example, that without
explaining,
this
should
probable
settlement
success.
d i s c u s s i o n the Cabinet s t r o n g l y
t h e Prime M i n i s t e r
President
of
Roosevelt
A m e r i c a , and a g r e e d
to accept
to v i s i t
only
for
some k i n d o f a Debt
t h e C o n f e r e n c e would h a v e no p r o s p e c t
After
could
America i t was
t h a t t h e Chairman o f t h e C o n f e r e n c e
atmosphere
and
an i n v i t a t i o n
urged
from
the United States
—
(a)
That t h e S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r
F o r e i g n A f f a i r s s h o u l d a t once
n o t i f y His M a j e s t y ' s Ambassador
a t Washington' t h a t the Prime
M i n i s t e r had a c c e d e d t o t h e C a b i n e t ' s
d e s i r e that he should express a
w i l l i n g n e s s t o a c c e p t an i n v i t a t i o n
t o v i s i t Washington^ l e a v i n g on
Saturday, A p r i l 15th:
(b)
That when t h e t i m e came f o r an
announcement i t s h o u l d be made
c l e a r t h a t t h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r was
g o i n g at the express wish o f the
C a b i n e t and t h a t t h e o b j e c t o f h i s
v i s i t was not t o n e g o t i a t e but t o
make c o n t a c t w i t h t h e P r e s i d e n t :
(c)
That w h a t e v e r t h e r e s u l t o f
Prime M i n i s t e r ' s v i s i t , t h e
would g i v e . h i m t h e i r u n i t e d
the
Cabinet
support.
of
THE BUDGET.
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet 22 .
( 5 2 ) , Cone l u s i o n 1.)
V(3$)t
4 . The C a b i n e t
agreed
—
(a)
That a S p e c i a l M e e t i n g t o - c o n s i d e r
t h e Budget s h o u l d be h e l d on
THURSDAY, APRIL 1 5 t h , a t 11 a . m . ,
i n t h e Prime M i n i s t e r ' s Room a t
t h e House o f Commons:
(b)
That even more than u s u a l v i g i l a n c e
would be r e q u i r e d t o a v o i d l e a k a g e
o f Budget s e c r e t s owing t o t h e
C a b i n e t M e e t i n g t a k i n g p l a c e some
t w e l v e days b e f o r e t h e Budget
announcement.
ITTENS
/previous
Inferences:
ICatinet 17
1(29), Conlelus ion 8 :
land Cabinet
Ij3 ( 3 3 ) , Con­
lelusioh 3 V')
£K.
5 , The Home S e c r e t a r y
RES-
IrOTlONS;.
T
M^xpsion o f
firman j e w s ,
matter of urgency,
that
informed the Cabinet,
i n consequence
Germany t h e r e had b e e n a c o n s i d e r a b l e
number o f Jews e n t e r i n g t h i s
Act.
country
of
professional
Most
m
in
under t h e
the
Aliens
one hundred
o f t h e s e were p e r s o n s
classes
events
increase
I n two days t h e r e had been about
admittances.
as a
of
on temporary v i s i t s .
the
T h e r e had
b e e n some e n t r i e s , h o w e v e r ,
o f Jews who w e r e
destitute.
Representatives
o f t h e J e w i s h community
had. v i s i t e d
t h e Home O f f i c e
w i t h a scheme t o
money and work f o r
tives
destitute
These
and h e t h o u g h t
A short
Secretary.
representa­
^he m a t t e r was r a t h e r
i t was one f o r
discussion confirmed
As a g a i n s t
a Cabinet
the view
the o b j e c t i o n
of
t h e J e w i s h community,
industries
(e.g,
be transferred
the
fur
to this
as w e l l
compli­
Committee,
o f t h e Home
admitting
p e r s o n s who might become d e s t i t u t e was t h e
of
provide
had a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t t h e numbers might be as
many as 3,000 t o 4 , 0 0 0 ,
cated,
Jews.
completely
guarantee
as e v i d e n c e t h a t
industry
of
Leipzig)
might
country.
The C a b i n e t a g r e e d —
T h a t a C a b i n e t Committee,
follows —
composed as
The Home S e c r e t a r y ( i n t h e C h a i r ) ,
The S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r F o r e i g n
A f f a i r s and/or a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e ,
The S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r t h e
C o l o n i e s and/or a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e ;
The P r e s i d e n t o f t h e Board o f Trade
and/or a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e .
The M i n i s t e r o f Labour and/or a
r e p r es e n t a t i v e ,
The F i r s t Commissioner o f . W o r k s ­
s h o u l d meet t o examine t h e p r o p o s a l s
made t o t h e Home S e c r e t a r y on b e h a l f
o f t h e J e w i s h community.
some
CABINET
PROCEDURE.
6.
In the course of the discussion r e f e r r e d
i n the p r e c e d i n g Minute,
(Previous
Reference:
C a b i n e t 23
( 2 9 ) , C on
elusion 3.)
to his
colleagues
Committees
presence
that
t h e Prime M i n i s t e r
suggested
i n t h e c a s e o f many Sub-
i t m i g h t be an a d v a n t a g e t o admit
o f a l i m i t e d number o f O f f i c i a l
-9­
to
the
advisers.
rnHE IRON AND
jgijEEL J N D U S T R Y .
!e-organic a­
lion of.
IfPrevious
I Reference:
I Cabinet 9
1(32),
Con-
I elusion 15 *
7.The
C a b i n e t had b e f o r e
the Chancellor
the subject
Steel
them a Memorandum by
o f t h e Exchequer
(C.P.-88
of the Reorganisation
Industry.
In his
of
(33))
the I r o n and
Memorandum t h e
Chancellor
o f t h e Exchequer r e c a l l e d t h a t when, i n A p r i l
D u t i e s w e r e imposed on i r o n and s t e e l
a t i o n of
t h e Import D u t i e s
on t h e
one o f
i n the i n d u s t r y .
pursuing t h i s
had now s u b m i t t e d a scheme under which
to
and a
of the
Industry
reorganisation
A t t a c h e d t o t h e Memorandum were
t h e Papers he had r e c e i v e d
G e o r g e May, and t h e terms
on t h e s u b j e c t
of
from
After hearing
were s e t
a full
from t h e C h a n c e l l o r
agreed
out
Sir
t h e r e p l y he p r o p o s e d
make ( w h i c h had been a g r e e d w i t h t h e P r e s i d e n t
Board o f T r a d e )
of
The Commit­
object,
N a t i o n a l Committee o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s
could take p l a c e .
recommend­
the i n t e n t i o n s
t h e Committee i n recommending t h e D u t i e s was
t e e had b e e n a c t i v e l y
19 3 2 ,
A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e , he had
r e p o r t e d t o the Cabinet t h a t
stimulate reorganisation
on
of
to
the
i n t h e Memorandum,
explanation of the
of the Exchequer,
the
position
Cabinet
—
To a p p r o v e t h e terms o f t h e d r a f t
r e p l y , included in C P , - 8 8 ( 3 3 ) ,
t o b e s e n t by t h e C h a n c e l l o r o f
t h e Exchequer t o t h e Chairman o f
t h e Import D u t i e s A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e .
UNEMPLOYMENT
TNSURANCE.
8 . The P r i m e M i n i s t e r
informed the Cabinet
on t h e Order P a p e r f o r Wednesday n e x t , A p r i l
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet 9
( 3 3 ) , Con­
clusion 6,)
v
/
that
12th,
t h e r e was a M o t i o n o f Censure on t h e Government
its
Unemployment P o l i c y , w h i c h a f f e c t e d
two D e p a r t ­
m e n t s , namely, t h o s e o f t h e C h a n c e l l o r
of
Exchequer and t h e M i n i s t e r
The
of H e a l t h ,
a r o s e as t o what kind o f s t a t e m e n t
It
the
question
should be made.
was s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e s t a t e m e n t would t u r n on
t h e d e c i s i o n o f t h e Cabinet
the Cabinet
Committee
randum by t h e M i n i s t e r
(33)),
for
on t h e T h i r d Report
(C.P.-89
(33))
and t h e Memo­
o f Labour t h e r e o n
(C.P.-90
which w e r e on t h e Agenda Paper o f t h e
Meeting,
Doubts w e r e e x p r e s s e d , h o w e v e r ,
as
-whether a d e c i s i o n c o u l d b e r e a c h e d b e f o r e
o f Censure was
taken.
The C a b i n e t a g r e e d —
^o h o l d a S p e c i a l M e e t i n g on
FRIDAY, APRIL 7 t h , a t . 11*'a.m.
i n t h e Prime M i n i s t e r ' s Room
a t t h e I-Touse o f Commons, t o
consider the f o l l o w i n g q u e s t i o n s : ­
1. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE:
T h i r d Report of Cabinet
Committee ( C . P . - 8 9 ( 3 3 ) )
and a Memorandum by t h e
M i n i s t e r o f Labour ( C . P . - 9 0
(33)) .
2 . THE MOTION OF CENSURE.
of
present
to
the Vote
0-OPERATTVE
SOCIETIES.
9,
0
proposed
Taxation
of.
Previous
Reference:
Cabinet 9
( 3 3 ) , Con­
elusion 7.)
r.K
The C h a n c e l l o r
Cabinet that
o f t h e Exchequer reminded t h e
i n h i s Budget
Statement
l a s t y e a r he had
announced t h e i n t e n t i o n o f t h e Government t o s e t up
a Committee t o e n q u i r e i n t o t h e p r e s e n t p o s i t i o n
Co-operative
Societies
and t o r e p o r t w h e t h e r
i n r e l a t i o n t o Income Tax.
any m o d i f i c a t i o n
p o s i t i o n was d e s i r a b l e ,
and, i f
o f t h e law w e r e r e q u i r e d
for
of
s o , what
on t h e S o c i e t i e s .
able
grounds
rest
would be d i f f i c u l t
f o r not a c t i n g t h e r e o n .
circumstances,
of
the
( 3 3 ) , and
to find
In a l l
to the
The s u b j e c t was d i s c u s s e d m a i n l y
reason­
the
t h e onus o f p r o v i n g t h e c o n t r a r y
w i t h t h o s e who o b j e c t e d
of
He drew t h e
C o m m i t t e e , which was a t t a c h e d t o C.P .-19
it
The announee­
t h a t Income Tax
a t t e n t i o n o f the Cabinet t o the Report
out t h a t
alterations
as a l a r g e p a r t
t h e Bouse o f Commons had a n t i c i p a t e d
pointed
that
the purpose.
ment had not been w e l l r e c e i v e d ,
would be imposed
of
would
Report.
in its
political
aspects .
T h e r e was not
time t o complete t h i s
which was a d j o u r n e d u n t i l
i n the Prime M i n i s t e r ' s
discussion,
t h e same e v e n i n g at 9 p.m.
Room a t
- I S ­
t h e House of Commons.
HE BATTERSEA
WER STATION.
1 0 , The C a b i n e t had b e f o r e
Minister
^evious
eference:
abinet 66
(SO), Con­
iolusion 2 . )
their
of Transport
them a Memorandum by
(CP.-91
notice c e r t a i n proposals
(33))
in connection
t h e new Power S t a t i o n a t B a t t e r s e a ,
installation
bringing
100,000 k , w . ,
to
with
including
o f an a d d i t i o n a l g e n e r a t o r s e t
t o which t h e E l e c t r i c i t y
the
the
of
Commissioners
proposed t o attach a c o n d i t i o n l i m i t i n g
t h e amount
o f u s e r o f t h e S t a t i o n t o t h e same l o a d
conditions
as would have been p o s s i b l e w i t h t h e two
sets
alone,
and l i m i t i n g
t o 720,000,000 u n i t s .
the A u t h o r i t i e s
the Minister
t h e output
i n any one y e a r
No o b j e c t i o n was r a i s e d by
concerned,
of Transport
need be t a k e n t o t h e
and i n t h e s e
issue
of the necessary
o f H e a l t h and t h e
Commissioner
concurred.
o f Works
i n v o l v e d was £ 2 7 5 , 0 0 0 ,
Transport
circumstances
c o n s i d e r e d t h a t no
i n which t h e M i n i s t e r
w o u l d be p r o v i d e d f o r
existing
The
asked a u t h o r i t y
to
t o be made i n t h e House o f
expenditure
afternoon,
not r a i s e
arrange f o r
the Secretary
present
Borough
t h e q u e s t i o n t h e same
that they
of
Ltd.
They w e r e a l s o
would
the
informed
g i v e n i n t h e House o f Lords by
S t a t e f o r A i r w e r e c o v e r e d by
proposals.
The C a b i n e t
(a)
date . -
any o b j e c t i o n t o t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f
the pledges
of
a statement
Lords a t an e a r l y
and i t was a n t i c i p a t e d
London Power Company,
that
work
The M i n i s t e r
The C a b i n e t were i n f o r m e d t h a t C h e l s e a
Council were t o consider
consent,
First
and about a y e a r ' s
1,400 men.
objection
agreed
­
o approve the proposals
Minister of Transport,
m
subject
of
the
to
( b ) That t h e S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r
I n d i a (Member f o r C h e l s e a ) s h o u l d
have the r i g h t t o reopen the
q u e s t i o n t h e same e v e n i n g i f t h e
C h e l s e a Borough C o u n c i l had not
acted according t o a n t i c i p a t i o n s .
the
HOUSING ACT,
1930, PART I .
11,
The Cabinet t o o k n o t e o f a Memorandum by t h e
Minister
of Health ( C . P . - 8 7
the information
(previcras
Reference:
Cabinet 6
( 3 3 ) , Con­
elusion 7.)
Circular
ment
April
on t h e c l e a r a n c e
to issue to Local
Gardens,
5,
colleagues
circulating
a draft
19 3 3 ,
S,W,1,
for
of a
o f slums and t h e improve­
o f bad h o u s i n g c o n d i t i o n s , which he
shortly
2, W h i t e h a l l
of his
(33)),
Authorities.
proposed