Michael Kandiah and Judith Rowbotham (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- September 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780197266847
- eISBN:
- 9780191953835
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- British Academy
- DOI:
- 10.5871/bacad/9780197266847.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
Diary extracts and correspondence, thematically arranged, with extensive footnotes identifying newspaper coverage of Woolton’s policies and actions on rationing, as the Battle of the Atlantic ...
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Diary extracts and correspondence, thematically arranged, with extensive footnotes identifying newspaper coverage of Woolton’s policies and actions on rationing, as the Battle of the Atlantic continued, with the added complication of the entry of the USA into the war, given the impact on supply management. The toll on shipping continued to provide a challenge to imports from the Empire. Woolton’s continuing consciousness of the importance of media-related strategies of explain and so gather public support for Ministry policies (including changes in rations) is revealed, and his continuing frustration with party politics, fellow politicians and other departments (including Agriculture) are revealed. The challenges of engaging with Churchill are shown to have continued, while his positive relations with the Royal Family continued.Less
Diary extracts and correspondence, thematically arranged, with extensive footnotes identifying newspaper coverage of Woolton’s policies and actions on rationing, as the Battle of the Atlantic continued, with the added complication of the entry of the USA into the war, given the impact on supply management. The toll on shipping continued to provide a challenge to imports from the Empire. Woolton’s continuing consciousness of the importance of media-related strategies of explain and so gather public support for Ministry policies (including changes in rations) is revealed, and his continuing frustration with party politics, fellow politicians and other departments (including Agriculture) are revealed. The challenges of engaging with Churchill are shown to have continued, while his positive relations with the Royal Family continued.
Sagi Schaefer
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- November 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199672387
- eISBN:
- 9780191751332
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199672387.003.0002
- Subject:
- History, Military History
Chapter I uncovers little studied early stages of German division on the ground, showing that crucial steps for division occurred before the first declared establishment of border barriers in 1952. ...
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Chapter I uncovers little studied early stages of German division on the ground, showing that crucial steps for division occurred before the first declared establishment of border barriers in 1952. It underscores the weight of economic considerations and interests of the Allies and the practice of economic border guarding. The chapter shows that Western agencies were more decisive and effective in enforcing economic separation between the zones of occupied Germany. The chapter studies state agencies’ efforts to control smuggling and the black market via an analysis of the work and regulation of border-guarding organizations. It highlights the different paths of development of the official and unofficial economy and the tensions between frontier and state economic considerations.Less
Chapter I uncovers little studied early stages of German division on the ground, showing that crucial steps for division occurred before the first declared establishment of border barriers in 1952. It underscores the weight of economic considerations and interests of the Allies and the practice of economic border guarding. The chapter shows that Western agencies were more decisive and effective in enforcing economic separation between the zones of occupied Germany. The chapter studies state agencies’ efforts to control smuggling and the black market via an analysis of the work and regulation of border-guarding organizations. It highlights the different paths of development of the official and unofficial economy and the tensions between frontier and state economic considerations.
