MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF EUROPEAN WAR:
Committee of Heads of Departments.

It was decided that a Committee of Heads of Departments responsible to the Government, under the Chairmanship of the Taoiseach, should be established to act as a general planning, co-ordinating and supervising body, and to consider the measures which it is necessary to take in preparation for the eventuality of a European war; the Committee to consist of the Secretaries of the following Departments:

• Agriculture;¹
• Defence;²
• External Affairs;³
• Finance;⁴
• Industry & Commerce;⁵
• Justice;⁶
• Taoiseach.⁷

It was also decided that a legislation Committee should be set up to consider and draft, subject to the approval of the Government, whatever legislative measures may be necessary to deal with a war situation; this Committee to consist of representatives of the Attorney General's Department, the Department of External Affairs and the Department of Justice.