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Roll of Ipsden, Eric Roll, Baron, 1907-

Interview by Monte Poen with Baron Eric Roll

Interview by Monte Poen with Baron Eric Roll. Among other positions, Baron Roll was a member of the British Food Mission to North America. Roll talks about the food mission during wartime Washington, and the procedures in detail. He talks about the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, and the British National Health Plan. Individuals mentioned include: Clement Attlee and Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Portrait of Sir Eric Roll

Portrait of Sir Eric Roll (Lord Roll of Ipsden), which was used in his oral history interview. During the administration of President Harry S. Truman, he was a member and later Deputy Head, British Food Mission to North America, 1941-1946; United Kingdom Deputy Member and U.K. Executive Officer, Combined Food Board, Washington, D. C., until 1946; Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Food, 1946-1947; Under Secretary, H.M. Treasury (Central Economic Planning Staff), 1948; Minister, U.K. Delegation to O.E.E.C., 1949; Deputy Head, U.K.