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PROPOSALS FOR SO ORGANIZING THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE EMPIRE AS TO INSURE THEIR EFFECTIVE CO-OPERA-TION IN THE EVENT OF WAR. PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY THE CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF.

CONTENTS.

PAGE Memorandum by the Secretary of State for War .. .. .. .. .. 36 Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 PART I. General Remarks on the Military Defence of the Empire. 1. Strategical conditions of the Empire .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 2. Measures taken by the Mother Country . . .. .. .. .. 37 3. Necessity of sea-supremacy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 4. Naval and military strength interdependent .. ... .. .. .. 38 5. The best military system .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 38 6. Provision for service oversea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 7. The undesirability of improvised forces .. .. .. .. .. 39 8. Definite obligation not to be imposed . . .. .. .. .. .. 39 9. Citizen forces .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 10. Organization for defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .'. ..39 11. Relative position of the Dominions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 12. How the Dominions can assist .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 13. Military value of partly-trained troops .. .. .. .. .. ". . 40 14. Foundation of a workable system the task of the Conference .. .. .. .. 40 PART 11. Proposals for the Organization, Trainings, and Administration of the Forces of the Oversea Dominions, so that they may form part of an Imperial Army. 1. Summary of contents .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... 40 2. A common system of war organization .. .. .. .. .. 41 3. The present situation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 4. Necessity for a homogeneous Imperial Army .. .. .. .. .. 41 5. The United Kingdom and India .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 6. Proposal.—Same war establishments for units .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 7. ~ Same 'grouping of units into larger organizations .. .. .. 42 8. ~ Same proportion of administrative units, and Lines of Communication troops .. 42 9. ~ Same nomenclature of units .. ~ . . .. .. 42 10. ~ Book of Imperial War Establishments .. .. .. .. .. 42 11. ~ Adoption of training-manuals '.. .. .. .. .. ..42 12. ~ Staff and administrative duties .. . . .. . . .. 43 13. „ Personnel, supplies, and equipment .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 14. Summary of proposals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 PART ITT. Proposals for the Development of the Imperial General Staff. 1. Proposals for Imperial General Staff accepted in principle by Oversea Dominions .. .. 44 2. Summaries of Canadian and Australian' proposals .. .. .. .. .. 44 3. Preliminary and higher education .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 44 4. Loan of qualified officers by Home authorities for educational establishments in Dominions .. 44 5. Interchange of General Staff officers for duty in different parts the Empire .. .. 44 6. Intercommunication.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 7. Summary of proposals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 APPENDICES. A. —Proposals for an Imperial General Staff. Summary of the Replies from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 B.—Comparative statement of rates of pay —Home, India, and Colonies .. .. .. 50 C. —Proposals regarding the further training of officers of the. forces of the Oversea Dominions after leaving the Staff College .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 D. —Proposals regarding the procedure to be followed in arranging the interchange of staff officers between the different sections of the Imperial General Staff .. .. .. 51 E. —Explanatory memorandum, with tables, showing generally the proposed organization and distribution of the duties of the Imperial General Staff .. . . . . . . 52

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