AF                                                     London
This telegram must be 
closely paraphrased be-                      Dated December 27, 1941
fore being communicatzd 
to anyone. (B)                                    Rec'd 9:58 a.m.
 
 
Secretary of State, 
 
     Washington.
 
     6234, December 27, 7 a.m. (SECTION THREE)
 
the Security Executive.
 
     With so many different authorities and so wide
 
a range of activities there was danger of duplica-
 
tion and hiatus. To avoid this, the Security Execu-
 
tive was set up by the Prime Minister and was charged
 
with the duty of coordinating all security activities,
 
preventing overlapping and omissions affording oppor-
 
tunity for the sharing of experience and maintaining
 
a proper balance between security and other national
 
interests.
 
     The Chairman of the Security Executive is respon-
 
sible to the Prime Minister, and in the field of
 
unified security to the Lord President of the Council
 
who acts for the Prime Minister in this sphere. The
 
Chairman of the Executive happens also to be the
 
executive head of the Security Service; this, although
 
convenient is not essential to his functions.
 
     Membership of the Executive.
 
                                           The Chairman