1. Establishment and Organisation of Intelligence Staffs, S.E.A.C.; 2. Situation in Netherlands East Indies

minimum requirements of the two systems, and the SubCommittee had been led to understand that the system they suggested was the more economical. ADMIRAL MOUNTBATTEN said that he could not speak on the details of man-power requirements. It was the opinion in south East Asia that the integrated staff system was, at least, not less economical in man-power than the J.I.C./J.I.S. system. The Director of Intelligence, South East Asia Command might be asked to provide detailed comparative figures. REAR ADMIRAL RUSHBROOKE suggested that the reply to the Director of Intelligence, South East Asia Command might be on the lines that only a limited number of intelligence officers could be made available for permanent employment in Singapore and that the responsibility for organising this personnel to deal with local conditions should rest on the discretion of the Director of Intelligence, South East Asia Command after consultation with the Commanders-in-Chief.