BALL-BEARING SHORTAGE
Advice has been received by the Ministry of Supply from the United Production Board, dated March J. to the effect that distress stocks of balbbearings ihave been used in the United States to meet requirements for electric motors for the naval landing-craft programme. Navy officials have indicated that heavy demands for spare equipment could be anticipated, and the industry was instructisl to arrange production facilities to handle the calls without delay. It is also reported that manpower problems are becoming increasingly dilbci t and that, strategic materials f>r the manufacture and repair of elcetru. motors wore iu short suppi.s* e . Because of the heavy req mre hip nt s of the defence services, the Mar Ireduction Board held out little hope of supplies being made available for anything other than vitally essential civilian requirements, and the mainenance of most essential industry- To that end stocks were frozen and would only be released on a most, stringent, priority
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 200, 22 May 1944, Page 4
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159BALL-BEARING SHORTAGE Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 200, 22 May 1944, Page 4
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