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British push for combined general staff unites army navy and air force
London circles rally behind a merged general staff to coordinate Britain’s three services as key leaders and editors urge a single plan for the war. Supporters cite commando成果 and Pacific setbacks, while debates over autonomous service autonomy and senior officer resistance continue. Sir Edward Grigg had outlined a blueprint, with Archibald Wavell seen as a potential head.
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Crew Middleton
London
Britain
Navy
Royal Air Force
George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
Louis Mountbatten
George VI
Bay of Bengal
Singapore
London Times
Indian Ocean
Asiatic
the Times
Ward Grigg
Churchill
Lord Swinton
Lord Hankey
Robert T. Bower
Grigg
Griff
Archibald P. Waryell
India