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THE CHINA MAIL, DEC
HORE-BELISHA MOVES TO RED TAPE IN ARMY
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Viscount Gort Appointed Chief Of General Staff
COMPLETE REORGANISATION OF ARMY COUNCIL
London, To-day.
Revolutionary changes in the constitution of the Army Council, designed to keep pace with modern warfare developments, are announced by the War Office.
The changes involve resignation of three of the four military members of the Council and ther replacement by younger men.
Maj.Gen. Viscount Gort succeeds Field-Marshal
SHEIKHS GIVEN LONG
SENTENCES
Jerusalem, To-day.
Two more Sheikhs, brothers, have been sentenced to imprisen- ment for carrying firearms.
One of them received seven years and the other, who was only charged with abetting his brother, received one year-Reuter.
PRINCE VON
Sir Cyril Deverell as Chief of Imperial General STARHEMBERG
Staff, while the post of Deputy Chief of Imperial
TO MEET NEW
CONDITIONS
IN WARFARE
London, To-day.
Captam B. H. Liddell Hart the eminent military historian, expre ed the opinion in an interview with Reuter yesterday that the Army changes aimed primarily at meet ing new conditions in warfare.
For the first time, he said, war generation who had born the brunt of the Great War as juniors, or who started their War careers as
General Staff is revived and has been given to Maj.-WEDS DAUGHTERniors, had now come into control
Gen. Sir Ronald Adam.
OF JEWELLER
The resigning members include It is pointed out that the new Field-Marshal Sir Cyril Deverell, appointments will bring the Army General HS. Knox, and Lt.-Gen. J into new relations
Ith
modern
Vienna, To-day. Elles.
¡developments in warfare, and will Prince von Starnemberg, former They are succeeded by Maj-Gen. ensure the resilience required to Austrian Vice-Chancellor, whose Viscount Gort, who becomes new meet conditions likely to be impos-marriage with Princess Marie Louise Chief of Imperial General Staff, and ed in time of strain. Maj.-Gen C. G. Liddell, who be-l comes Adjutant-General
MERIT CRITERIA
For example; Major-General Vis=" count Gort was a heutenant the
day
war was declared. He was promot-~- ed captain the next day but did not command a battalion until 1917. SWEEPING CHANGE
For the first time in history
Salm-Reifferscheidt was definitely Jumor Major-General has been cho annulled a few days ago, yesterday sen as Chief of Imperial General married the well-known actress of Staff, and it is a most sweeping the Bury Theatre, Nora Gregor change which should bring consider VICE-ADMIRAL'S DUTY
The wedding was celebrated in the able vitality into the Service historic chapel on Kahlemberg. Engineer Vice-Admiral H. A
The new appointments will not Nora Gregor, who is the daughter being to the fore men specially ex Brown, who as Director-General of Munitions Production, is already a in future, and that the conception of a jeweller, will, it is stated, con-pert in mechanised warfare, but member of the Army Council, will- of promotion by age and seniority tinue her stage career: Trans Major-General Viscount Gort
They are also an indication to the whole Army that merit and ability are criteria to be adopted
falls to the ground
Ocean
The Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall will
retain this title and will take overį
Another noticeable feature is the duties of Master-General of the
that the principal fighting Gen- Ordnance from Lt-Gen. Hugh Elles.
Vice Admiral Brown will be as erals, like General J. G. Dill and sisted by Lt. Gen. M. G. Taylor, who Major-General A. P. Wavell will be present the scholarships and prizes will have the title of Deputy Mas- left in the commands from which at King's College on Friday, Dec.
they will be ready to take their 10 at 11 am. The posts of Director-General of places at the head of forces in the Munitions and Master-General of field at time of emergency. the Ordnance are merged.
ter-General of the Ordnance.
RADICAL CHANGES
Announcing the changes, the War Office states that it is the intention
They will be more closely asso- ciated with the War Office.
FRENCH PLAN
What is anticipated is something
in future to bring General Officers in the nature of the French ple holding principal commands at
- a Superior War Council.
and Major-General Sir Ronald Adam are closely acquainted with air problems.
Indeed, Viscount Gort taught mm. self to fly, and is the only General holding a pilot's license.Renter.
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succession to General Sir John It is expected that the changes Barnett-Stewart, who is due to will be completed by the New Year.
vacate the appointment next April. The retirements of Field-Marshal Sir Cyril Deverell and General H. Major-General R. H. Haining. S. Knox are regarded as a graceful will be G.O.C., Palestine and Trans- gesture that these two officers are Jordan, in succession to Major-
General Wavell. ready to make room for younger
men.
PSYCHOLOGY
AVERAGE AGE
The changes will bring downg
The changes follow very close in- vestigation of whether the existing machinery was really adapted to carry out policies inseparable from average age of military- the vast scheme of rearmament de of the Army Council from 63 to 52. fensive measur now being under-
noteworthy that - Major- taken
General Viscount Gort is one of the few Guardsmen to become Chief of Imperial General Staff · It is pointed out that it was large Announcement of the changes ly a question of psychology, and follows a visit Mr. Leslie Hore confidence is expressed that by Belish, the War Secretary, paid to placing the younger generation in the King earlier in the week.- charge, the Secretary for War, Mr. Renter Leslie Hore-Belisha, will have an instrument for imparting fresh flow of ideas throughout the land forces. It is stated that preconceived ideas and “red tape” will find no held at St. place in the rentzanised adminis» pm on Wednesday, Dec. tration of the affairs of the Army ision will be 5
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