13 FEBRUARY 1942, page 2

The Ministry Of Production

We are to have a Ministry of Production with Lord Beaver- brook as its head. All the existing services remain under their separate responsible Ministers—those of the Admiralty,......

Food For Greece

The food situation in Greece has been going from bad to worse, and has now become so acute that hundreds of thousands of people are on the verge of starvation. In Greece, as in......

The Planning Of Britain

The announcement that Lord Reith is henceforward to be known as the Minister of Works and Planning, with all that that implies, is singularly welcome. Responsibility for......

General Chiang Kai-shek At Delhi

Not the least interesting, and conceivably not the least important, feature of General Chiang Kai-shek's visit to New Delhi is the conversation he has had with the Nationalist......

Egypt's New Government

The Cabinet crisis in Egypt was quickly brought to an end by the wise decision of King Farouk to send for Nahas Pasha, the leader of the Wafd. The resignation of Sirry Pasha was......

Disclosures About Tanks

Since it appears not to have been reported elsewhere, a striking and disturbing speech on the Tank situation made by Mr. S. S. Hammersley in the Vote of Confidence debate still......