U.S.
BRITISH
 
instructions and orders vrill be limited to those necessary for effective coordination of forces in
the execution of your mission.
 
     14.  Relations with ABDA Governments. -
 
               The ABDA Governments will jointly and severally support you in the execution of
the duties and responsibilities as herein defined, and in the exercise of the authority herein
delegated and limited. Commanders of all sea, land and air forces within your Area will be
immediately informed by their respective governments that, from a date to be notified, all orders
and instructions issued by you in conformity with the provisions of this directive will be
considered by such commanders as emanating from their respective governments.
 
          15.  If any of your immediate subordinates, after making duo representations to you,
still considers that obedience to your orders would jeopardize the national interests of his country
to an extent unjustified by the general situation in the ABDA Area, he has the right, subject to
your being immediately notified of such intention, to appeal direct to his own government before
carrying out the orders. Such appeals will be rode by the most expeditious method and a copy of
the appeal will be communicated simultaneously to you.
 
     16.  Staff and Assumption of Command.-
 
               Your staff v:il! include officers of each of the ABDA powers. You are empowered
to communicate immediately with the national commanders in the Area with a view to obtaining
staff officers essential to your earliest possible assumption of command. Your additional staff
requirements will be communicated as soon as possible to the ABDA Govemuments through
channels of communication described in paragraph 18.
 
          17.  You vill report when you are in a position effectively to carry out the essential
functions of Supreme Con, hand, so that your assumption of command may be promulgated to all
concerned,
 
     18.  Superior Authority. -
     
          As Supreme Commander of the ABDA Area you will be directly responsible to the
ABDA Governments through the agency defined in Annex 2.
 
                              Signed
 
                              (By Power furnishing Supreme Commander)
Countersigned:
     Other ABDA Representatives
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