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WAR ESTA LISHMENT.
Herewith report on the A side of Gen Adm 3ranch work
over the last two months.
1.
War Establishment.
Two factors have arrisen which have
made certain changes in War Establishment necessary.
The first is that the War Establishment as originally
framed was for an operational entry into a more or less
devastated area; this lead to a certain stream-lining of the
peace-time type Branches such as 'Supplies, Transport and
Industry', and to the inclusion of sections such as Censorship
and Immigration which have not been required.
The second has been the slow process of taking over
from the "Gimson Adminis tration" which had set up various
departments that had not been considered necessary in our
War Establishment out which once they were set up have proved
difficult to replace within War Establishment, e.g., Harbour
Department, Fisheries.
Proposals have been submitted to War Office for the
addition of a quartering Commandant and the authorisation of
the Fisheries Department. Proposals are under consideration
now for revision of War Establishments of the following:-
Secretariat
Telecommunications & Electrical Field Unit
Public Works Branch
Legal Branch
Supplies, Transport & Industry Branch
Police & Prisons
Gen Adm Branch
Central Executive
Field Unit.
Addition of 1 S01 and 1 SOII
Reductions
Complete re-write
Increase in Custodian's action
Complete re-write
Re-designation of appointments
Addition of Staff Capt 'Q'
Addition of 1 Assistant District Officer.