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Created: 6/18/1954

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YOUR COMMAND AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED BY REF liSG INTENDED TO PROVIDE YOU BITH MAXIMUM LATITUDE TO PROPERLY EUPLOY AVAILA3LEIELD. HOWEVER, AS LINCOLN HAS OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FDR PBSUCCesS, OCCASIONS WILL ARISE REQUIRING COMMAND DECISIONS OVER ELEMENTS UNDER YOUR DIRECTION ALTHOUGH DESIRABLE COftSANIKWISE TO ISSUE DIRECTIVE TO YOU AND YOU IN TURN ISSUE ORDER THIS WILL hot ALWAYS BE PRACTICAL IN AIR SUPPORT AND SHERWOOD BROADCAST REQUIREMENTS.

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ARMY EEFECT TO PERSONROGRAM'S CONTROL APART FROM CALLIGERIS, LINCOLN WOULD THEN ASSUME DIRECTION OF THIS FORCE TOGETHER WITH YOUR COMMAND UNTIL UNIFICATION OF TWO ACHIEVED.

3. UNTIL SITUATION DESCRIBEDATERIALIZES, YOUR AUTHORITY REMAINS UNALTERED AND LINCOLN WILL ATTEMPT TO DIRECT ALL AIR REQUIREMENTS TO YOU FOR COORDINATION WITH YOUR PLANS. EXCEPTION, HOWEVER, EXISTS WITH SHERWOOD AS MAJOR GUIDANCE MUST CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED BY LINCOLN WITH YOUR HQS BEING AUTHORIZED TO MAKE FULL USE OF THIS FACILITY TO EXTENT WHICH DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH LINCOLN'S POLICY GUIDANCE TO SHERWOOD.

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