Inter-Service Committees.
6.
You will:-
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(a) Preside over the Combined Operations Committee
which will have as members Assistant Chief HeNeval Steff (Weapons), Admiralty; Director of Operational Training, Air Ministry; Director of Military Training, War Office. This Committee will formulate training and development policy for Combined Operations and will maintain close liaison with the organisation for the training and development of airborne forces.
(b) Preside over the Combined Operations Air Committee
which will have as members the 5th Sea Lord, Admiralty or his representatives; Vice Chief Imperial General Staff or his representatives, War Office; Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Air Ministry, or his representatives; Air Commodore C.T.C. This Committee will examine the air requirements for combined operations. The Committee will formulate co-ordinated proposals on air requirements for submission to the Chiefs of Staff.
(c) Set up a Combined Operations Sub-Committee which, under
the guidance of the Committee referred to in paragraph 6(a), will deal with questions of training, equipment and administration, and keep touch with progress.
(a) Set up a Combined Operations Communications Committee
with representatives of the signal Branches of the three Services to deal with all communications questions affecting Combined Operations.
Ships and Craft.
7.
The policy for the allocation of assault ships and landing craft throughout the world will be decided from time to time by the Chiefs of Staff.
All ships (other than Merchant Navy Ships) and craft in the British Isles allocated for combined operations will be under your command except during such time as they are specifically turned over to the Force Commanders for an operation.
Merchant Navy ships allocated by the Admiralty for combined operational purposes will be attached to your command, or that of the Force Commanders, but will be administered by D. of S.T.
You will be required to inform the Admiralty from time to time of the state of availability of all ships and craft held for combined operational purposes.
Special Service Troops.
8.
The Special Service Troops will be under your command. Their Administration will, however, remain the responsibility of the War Office. Beyond such tasks as you may allot to them, e.g. at the various centres of instruction, these troops will b available for specific combined operations when they will be placed under the Commander appointed for that operation.
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