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IMPERIAL MUNITIONS BOARD [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Weapon Systems
OBS

Imperial Munitions Board, established November 1915 in Canada by the British Ministry of munitions, with Canadian government approval. Headed by J.W. Flavelle, a prominent Toronto businessman, the board was responsible for letting contracts on behalf of the British government for the construction of war materials in Canada. It began to establish "national factories," which it owned outright, to produce munitions that private manufacturers were unable to turn out. Under IMB direction Canada produced a wide variety of war materiel including shells, ships, explosives and training planes. The IMB was dissolved in 1919.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Systèmes d'armes
OBS

La Commission impériale des munitions (CIM) est fondée en novembre 1915 au Canada par le ministère britannique des Munitions avec l'assentiment du gouvernement canadien. Sous la direction de J.W. Flavelle, un homme d'affaires influent de Toronto, la Commission a pour but d'accorder des contrats au nom du gouvernement britannique, pour la construction de matériel de guerre au Canada. Elle commence à mettre sur pied des «usines nationales» lui appartenant totalement et qui produisent des munitions que les fabricants privés ne sont pas en mesure de livrer. Sous la direction de la CIM, le Canada produit une vaste gamme de materiel de guerre, notamment des obus, des navires, des explosifs et des avions d'entraînement. La CIM est dissoute en 1919.

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