Minutes of the forty-fourth Meeting of the sub-committee, held in the Secretary's Room, Great George Street, S.W.1. on Tuesday, 31st August, 1943, at 10.15 am

2. REPORT BY BRIGADIER J.M. KIRKMAN ON THE INTELLIGENCE ASPECTS OF "QUADRANT". BRIGADIER KIRKMAN said that the task of Intelligence had been simplified by the fact that most of the detailed planning had been done before the Staffs went to "QUADRANT". The Intelligence representation from the United Kingdom included himself and Group Captain Grant of the Air Ministry. On arrival they had been joined by Captain Drake and Lieut.-Colonel Kirwan of the British Joint Intelligence Staff, who had been on a visit to Washington. As a general rule, he himself attended meetings of Directors of Plans, and the other three Officers carried out the work of a Joint Intelligence Staff, which he co-ordinated. This arrangement was exactly in accord with what he had recommended after "TRIDENT", and it produced most satisfactory results. He recommended a similar arrangement for future conferences. When information is being sent to the Intelligence representatives at a conference abroad, it should be as simple and as clear as possible, particularly as regards place names, remembering that large scale maps would not always be available, nor would there be time to hunt for the names of small and unknown places. The Signal resources must not be overburdened and full use should be made of the courier services provided. In the immediate future there was going to be a particular demand for increased information regarding the Far East. THE SUB-COMMITTEE:- Thanked Brigadier Kirkman for his report. 3. VISIT OF GENERAL STRONG, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, UNITED STATES. THE SUB-COMMITTEE agreed that General Strong should be invited to attend their next meeting. 4. INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION FOR SOUTH-EAST ASIA COMAND. ADMIRAL LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN explained the nature of the Intelligence organisation he envisaged. He had studied the organisations of A.F.H.Q. and South-West Pacific Command. He wished to have a relatively small inter-Allied staff, and this would include an Officer of the rank of major-general, or equivalent, as chief of intelligence, assisted by two or three staff officers. In the first place, when his Headquarters were at Delhi, he presumed that he would make full use of the existing intelligence organisations there. When the time came for his Headquarters to be transferred to the first big overseas port to be captured, such as Singapore or Rangoon, the necessary intelligence staffs must be ready to move also. -2-