CONFIDENTIAL ANNEX DRAFT From: Ministry of Defence, London. TO: GHQ., Middle East Land Forces. INFO: C-IN-C Mediterranean. COS(ME) For B.D.C.C.(M.E.) from Chiefs of Staff. Your 583/CCL, Coordination of Intelligence. Mr. H.S. Stephenson has now been appointed full time chairmen, JIC(ME), by the Foreign Office, and will shortly be taking up his duties after briefing in London. 2. We consider that his position should be analogous to that of the Chairman, JIC(London) and also of JIC (Far East), and that it is neither necessary nor practicable for him to be given executive responsibility for the day to day working of the theatre intelligence organisation.