,, (3) Cmtfiuous nswey of persomel needsbased upon changesin operationalplansmust be made. (L) A detailed,step-by-step, follow-upprocedureof each actiontaken is probablythe most importamt item in any procurementprogram. This is especially importantin those caseswhere the time factoris short. A detailedfollow-upprocedureis mandato~ in orderto precludedelayswhichmight resultin major faQures. 5. SPECIALSTAFFMATTERSAND APPENDICES: a. About 10 October,J-1 submitteda generalplan outlining brieflythe dutiesof the variousStaff sectionsof USMPAC, also commandedby GeneralHull, in connectionwith JointTask Forceactivities and requiringthose sectionsto submitappropriateplsnscoveringtheir participation in the JTF. This generalplan was disapprovedon the basis that such actionwould endangerthe securityof the JTF Project and that it was accordinglypremature. Aboutfive weekslater,however, necessarydirectiveswere issuedto USARPAC,more or less in conformity with the abovementionedgeneralplan. This delaydid not prove particularlyharmful. The Chaplain,InspectorGeneral,CivilianPersonnel Officer,SpecialServiceOfficer,ExchangeOfficer,TroopInformation and EducationOfficerand Judge AdvocateGeneralUSARPACwere alerted 20 November,placedon additionalduty with the JointTask Force (Forward)and instructedto submitplans. The Assist~t Ctief Of staff, J-1, left Washingtonfor Oahu on 2.4Nove@er wi~ the SPeCificpurpose 9 SectionI < ./ .1-