PURPOSE OF MOVE.
RELIEVING WAR CHIEFS. Received April 23. 12.50 p.m. LONDON. April 22. It is officially stated that the appointments of the vice-chiefs are the result of the increasing war pressure upon the time and energy of the chiefs of staffs. The effect of the air warfare necessitates a 24-hour shift for all three Services. Assuming the strain may bo prolonged, the Government considered it essential to relieve it as far as possible. ' The holders of the new posts will he members of the Board of Admiralty, the Army Council and the Air Council respectively. They will also be available lor consultation by subordinate staffs when the Chiefs of Staffs themselves are attending meetings or are otherwise engaged. They will be available to attend meetings of the War Cabinet at which the Chiefs of Staffs arc unable to he present. They will thus be a. link between the War Cabinet- and the Chiefs of Staffs. The arrangements are not intended to interfere with the positions of the chiefs as principal advisers to the political heads of the services.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 123, 23 April 1940, Page 7
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179PURPOSE OF MOVE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 123, 23 April 1940, Page 7
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