National Swedish Board of Economic Defence
National Swedish Board of Economic Defence (, ÖEF) was a central Swedish government agency for the supply issues during war-time. The board was established in 1962 and replaced the National Swedish Commission of Economic Defence (Rikskommissionen för ekonomisk försvarsberedskap), a government agency established in 1928. An example of the board's operations was when it used state aid to guarantee the operations of the Swedish rayon factory in Vålberg. Svenska Rayon made viscose which is an important ingredient in, among other things, clothes. In 1986, the board was dissolved and the tasks were taken over by the National Swedish Board of Civilian Preparedness (Överstyrelsen för civil beredskap). History During the World War I, the question of securing Sweden's need for supplies, the economic defense, was raised. It was investigated by a War Preparedness Commission which left the report in 1918. An Industrial Preparedness Commission was established in 1924. In 1926, the next report came on the issue that emerged in the establishment of the National Swedish Commission of Economic Defence (Rikskommissionen för ekonomisk försvarsberedskap) in 1928. During World War II, several war-time bodies were set up for special tasks in this field. In 1947, the National Swedish Board of Economic Defence