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(b) The term. "Landing Craft" covers:

Tank Landing Craft,

Beach Protection Craft, Motor Landing Craft,

Support Landing Craft,

Assault Landing Craft, and

'R' Boats.

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Commandos.

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The Commandos are formed into the Special

Service Brigade commanded by the Commander S. S. Brigade under the Commodore (C). Their administration is the respons- ibility of the War Office Commandos are specially trained for landings on a hostile shore. Beyond such tasks as the

Commodore (C) may allot to them, they will be available for specific combined operations when they will be placed temporarily under the Force Commander appointed for that operation.

TRAINING.

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The Vice Admiral of the Combined Training Centre

at Inveraray (V.A.C.T. C.) is responsible to the for all combined operational training being assisted by a Major General (M.G.C.T.C.) and Air Commodore (A.C.C.T.C.) and their respective staffs.

EXPERIMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT.

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The Commandant of the Combined Operations Development Centre (C.0.D.C.) at Eastney is responsible to the Commodore (C) for examining and experimenting with craft and equipment in connection with Combined Operations and alsu for keeping up to date with current doctrine at home and abroad with a view to anticipating future developments.

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The normal responsibility of Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry Technical Departments applies to all Combined Operational ships, craft, vehicles, aircraft and equipment. All combined operational authorities should maintain full co-operation with the departments concerned.

MANNING.

Ships and Base Staffs.

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This will be conducted in the usual manner by the Admiralty and Depots.

Landing and Raiding Craft.

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The forming of crews for Landing and Raiding Craft will be arranged by R.A. L. B. in conjunction with the Admiralty and the War Office.

17.

All combined operational personnel other than those in the Middle East will continue to be borne on the books of QUEBEC and lent to bases and ships as the occasion demands.

MAINTENANCE.

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Repair requirements and the allocation and distribution of spare gear will be co-ordinated by the

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