as Personnel Sergeant Major, T/3 James W. Kelly, as Chief File Clerk and Staff Sergeant Lsmcyne W. Leyda, as Stenographerb. The problem of procurement ofnecess~ office equipment, office space, telephones and office supplies was solved largely with the assistants oi the P & O Division, IJ.S.Amy, @neral Staff. one of tie first mistakes made @ the Headquarterswas the failure to provide a full time HeadquartersCcmmdant and instead relied on the sefices of one of the Assistant Mjutant Generals, whose duties as administrativeofficer preeluded him from devoting the necessav ttie to this secondary important function. 5* ‘fhehighly classified nature of the operation necessitated the preparation of many blank forms such as xwceipts, disposition fores and necessa~ registe~ logs for classified materiel. Since it was necessaqy to maintain an accurate record of all incoming and outgoing documents, separate ‘13W1and lfOUTtt logs were maintained for Restricted Data and for documents classified under a straight mllita~ classificationsuch as Top Secret, Secret and Confidential. 6. In conjunctionwith J-2, securi~ regulationswere published for the handling of documents and the necessary physical security regulations were promulgated. These were issued Jn the form of Staff Memorandums, numbered consecutjvdy and authenticatedby the Adjutant Oeneral. 7. In conjunctionwith the Test Dlrectorls Office, Officer Messenger channels were established by the Adjutant General for the delive~ of AEA Restricted Data. Classified documents were deliveredby officer messenger 3 Section XIII