policies. While it was highly desirable that interested parties be informed of the policies and directives of the Joint Task Force Commander, amd that request for services be disseminated to the proper agencies without delay, it wag necessary that strict accounting for each document and each copy of each document be maintained. This involved numbering copies of publicationsand obtaining receipts for each copy, resulting in some time lag. 13. The need for fast radio communicationchannels between Headquarters Joint Task Force Seven and the Forward Echelon, which was established on 20 October in Oahu,was intensely acute. This problem was solved byhavirg the Traffic CoordinationSection, Offioe of the Chief Signal Officer handle all electrically transmittedcommunications on an “Eyes Onlyn basis and utilizing code words. This method provided excellent results and was refleeted in expeditiousreceipt and dispatch ef messages with a minimum of communicationspersorunelinvolved. lL. It was necessa~ to obtain certain types of forms, particularly for the J-2 Section which did not lend themselves to mimeographingbut required printing. This was accc@ished through personal contact with the Jktndnistrative Setices Division of The Adjutant Getiralls Office, Department of the Army. 15. As soon as practicable the Strength Accounting Branch of the Adjutant Gmeralls Office was visited to detenuine if morning reports and rosters were required. The decision was reached that since the Joint Task Force Headquarterswas R provisional Section XIII organization,the sukanission of 6 Uid$Rm