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(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
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