§ 69. Mr. de Freitasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what will be the duties of the Regional Civil 26W Defence Officers; how many there will be in England and Wales; and when they will be appointed.
§ Major Lloyd-GeorgeThere will be a Regional Civil Defence Officer in each of the 10 English Regions and a Civil Defence Officer for Wales. Their duties will include liaison with Army Commands; the planning of exercises, including those between the Armed Forces and the Civil Defence Services; and the co-ordination of all other civil defence activities in the Regions. For the London post I have selected Captain K. L. Harkness, D.S.C., R.N. (Retd.), the present Principal Officer. The other posts will be filled as soon as possible by competitive selection.