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In addressing the Joint Research Council in Manchester last December, Sir John Anderson dissociated himself from the proposal to establish a Minister or Ministry of fence, and in his address at the Federation of British Industries Conference on Industry and Research last March, he indicated more specifically why he regarded that as a mistaken conception. Most departments of State, he pointed out, in some part of their work have recourse to science, and should be free to develop their own organisation. There are also scientific problems beyond the scope of departmental responsibilities in which the Government should take a hand, and for that purpose some one Minister should be designated and equipped with the necessary staff, which need not be large but should be of the highest quality. The obvious Minister for this purpose, Sir John suggested, is the Lord President of the Council, who is already responsible for the three main extra-departmental scientific organisations.
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Machinery of Government. Nature 158, 247–249 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158247a0
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