BS London This telegram must be c1osely paraphrased be- Dated December 27, 1941 fore being communicated to anyone. (B) Rec'd 12:52 a.m.,28th Secretary of State, Washington. 5234, December 27, 7 a.m. (SECTION SEVEN) In addition to such specific problems the Execu- tive has inevitably been concerned with general questions of organization. Here the policy of coor- dination has been carried right down the sub- ordinate officials of the departments concerned throughout the country providing all with general guidance, linking the police forces with the regional organization of the security service and with the 1ocal commands of the fighting forces and arranging for the widest possible distribution within each ser- vice of information on the activities of the others. The assignment of departmental responsibilities has led naturally to the delimitation of the functions of their respective officials so that in each locality the representatives of the various authorities may work together as a team. Scope of the Executive's work. The scope of the executive's work may best be illustrated by the attached list of subjects which have been |