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U. S.
BRITISH
 
and establishments which is normally vested in, and exercised by,'
 
United States Army commanders by law, regulations, and competent
 
orders. General Chaney is authorized to arrange with appropriate British authorities for the employment: (1) of organizations of
 
his command under British control, and (2) of British orEanizations
 
under United States control.
 
     Strategic Direction.--a. The strategic direction of the
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United States Arn~; Forces in the Jritish isles will be exercised
 
by the British Government through the Commander United States Army
 
Forces in the British Isles.
 
b. The term "strategic direction" is defined to mean
 
the function of prescribing for a force as A whole the general mission
 
which it is to carry out over a long period of time, and such modi-
 
fications of that general mission as may from time to time become~
 
necessary or desirable, without any control of details of tactical
 
operations or ad~ministrative matters.
 
c. It is agreed however that ,,mits assigned to the United
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States North Ireland Force will not be moved to areas outside Ireland without prior consent of the Commanding General Field Forces United
 
States Army.
 
5. Arrangements for the Coeration.--The following agreements
 
in respect to arrangements for the operation have been arrived at:
 
a. Questions relative to dispatch of U. S. Army Forces
 
and materials from the United States that may require British col-
 
laboration will be handled through the British !Zission in the United
 
States.
 
b. ~,ztters connected with co,~mand, reception, distribu-
 
tion, accomodation and maintenance of the U.S. Army Forces in N~rth-
 
ern Ireland that may require collaborationbetween the two
 
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