RG-2 : Cabinet War Committee / Comité de la guerre du Cabinet

See also : Lipy, ~Jr, Navy programmes
(under r,3snoctive Departments)
DEFENCE PRGG'3Ab'' ~ F011-1, 194 1
Requested by P .M. 33, 7 .
Memoranda of Gen . Grerar re military progr amme,
1941 ; genera l discussion ; 34, 1-2 .
Military, Naval & Air programmes & estimates
presented oy 3 Chiefs of Staff ; ( 35, 3-5)(37, 2-5)
Decision re military programme requested ; deferre d
pending examination by Min . of Finance ; (38, 6)(40,2-
Military, Naval & Air Estimates - problem of
control ; ( 40, 6) (41, 1-4 )
Necessary to know Canada's productive capacity ;
War Requirements Bd . studying matter ; naval & air
needs gre ater than army ; 56, 3-4 .
Canadian Army Overseas Programme, recommendations
by Ralston deferred ; 57, 5-6 .
References in Ralston report ; to bo considered
following week ; 59, 4, 6 .
Army overseas programme for 1941 - Army Tank
Bri ~;ade, despatch of JLI rd Division, Armoured Div .
60, 5-7 .
Army, Navy & Air Programmes - to be consid .;red by
3 Def3nce ministers & Mr . Ilsley ; 60, 6 .
Army, Navy & Air Programmes consid ered In relation
to total national productive capacity ; maximum limit
set ; Defence ministers & Minister of 11unitions &
Supply to ad just nrogra!fraes accordingly ; 61, 1-5 .
Reduction of Army & Air Estimates ; 62, 1-2 .
Recruiting needs in 3 forces, 1941 ; staff officers t o
confer re co-operation ; 64, 7 .
Special Reserves for unfors een pro jects ; 78, 12 .
C .of S . attend meeting re their Appreciation of
Canadian military effort 1941-42 ; mobilization of 11th
Division discussed ; additional battalion in Nfld .
40 authorized ; Naval & Air reports ; 91, 3-8 .