Review of Food Administration in World War II and Related Material

Table of Contents: World War I: I. History of United States Food Administration 1917-1919 --- II. Anti-Hoarding Measures ----- Material on World War II Administration: I. Outline of Functions and Activities in Administering War Food Program --- II. Highlights of Organizational Developments in Administering War Food Programs – A. Chart Outlining Evolution of Organization Structure Resulting in Production and Marketing Administration - 1939-1946 – B. Chart Outlining Organization as of June 30, 1945 of Agencies of War Food Administration Subsequently Consolidated into the Production and Marketing Administration – C. Chart Outlining General Organization of the Department of Agriculture and the War Food Administration as of March 23, 1945 --- III. Chronological Summary of Actions Taken by USDA and War Food Administration in Meeting Wartime Requirements --- IV. Activities of Agencies of the U. S. Government in the Food Program of World War II --- V. Major U. S. Civilian War Agencies as of 1945 and Their Predecessor Agencies --- VI. Price Policy - Abstracts from Wartime Economic Planning in Agriculture --- VII. Memorandum of July 2, 1943 from C. H. Fleischer to S. R. Smith, Acting Deputy Director, Food Distribution Administration, on Proposed WFA Food Price Control Policy --- VIII. Organization for and Exercise of Emergency Powers with Respect to the Nation’s Food Program during the War Period (Statement prepared by Office of the Solicitor, July 1950) --- IX. Powers Exercised by War Food Administration Derived from Wartime Legislation and Executive Orders as of February 1944 --- X. Legislative Authorities of Agencies of Department of Agriculture as of July 1950 --- XI. Final Report of the War Food Administrator – 1945 --- XII. Factors Relevant to Reorganization for War --- XIII. Summary of World War II British Food Administration --- XIV. Preliminary Bibliography of Publications and Other Materials on War Food Administration and Related Programs --- XV. Charts Outlining Organization of: A. U. S. Government at Various Periods – 1940–1946 – B. U. S. War Emergency Agencies (In separate binder) --- XVI. Food Industry Advisory Committees – Part 1 - Current Food Industry Advisory Committees as of August 1950 – Part 2 - Food Industry Advisory Committees in World War II ---- Material on Current Emergency: I. PMA Branch Comments on Food Programs in Emergency – A. Summary of PMA Branch Comments on Food Programs in War Emergency, July 1950 – B. Highlights of Summary of PMA Branch Comments – C. Program Management Staff Evaluation of PMA Branch Comments --- II. Summary of Comments on Emergency Powers Act, Fifth Edition, July 1950 --- III. Comments on Draft of the Proposed Defense Production Act of 1950 (S-3930 and H. R. 9176) and Comparison of this Bill with the Draft of the Emergency Powers Act (NSRB Document 44 Revised).