. type of civilianswas appointedby that Task Group,but he did not administerservicepersonnelor a varietyof othercivilianpersonnel of that Task Group. Eventually,administrative officerswere appointed by all the smallerTask Groups. In sll cases,generallyspeaking, the officerswere handicappedby lack of backgroundknowledgeof JTF-7 administration and organization. \ b. The late appointmentof Task Group administrative officers sometimesresultedti organizational difficulties, inadequatestrength accounting,issuanceof improperorders,difficultyin handlingidentificationcards and a varietyof othermatters. Fromthe J-1 pointof view, the lack of a centralofficeof contactor an officerof responsibility for administrative mattersin some Task Groups resultedin much unnecessary work, avoidabledelaysand generaluncertaintyand confusion. For any futurejointoperationhighlyqualifiedadministrative efficersshould be appointedby each Task Group as soon as such echelonsare established. 29. CONTACTS: Beforeany procurementof personnelcanbe startedinitialcontactshad ta be establishedwith a limitednumberof authoritative members of the armed servicesand otheragencies. Thesecontactsticreased greatlyin numbersas time went on. M%er aboutthreeweeks of operations,Project. Officerswere designatedby each serviceas centralized coordinatorsand troubleshooters. TheseProjectOfficersshouldhave been designatedat the very outset. They can be very usefulif their instructionsare proper. Their instructionsshoulddefinetheir 38 SectionI ‘