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MINUTE FROII iiEADS OF MISSIONS, BRITISH
JOINT STAFF MISSION IM Y/ASHIIJOTOi: gjSj CHIEFS OF
STAFF.
HAN POWER.
1. Ourjattention has been drawn to the fact that
there are in the U.S.A. a considerable number of British
subjects whose services would be useful to the British
war effort.     Precise numbers are not yet known. In
view of the serious man-power situation; we believe
that steps should be taken to remedy this situation.
2. The British subjects referred to in the preceding
paragraph may be divided into the following two classes:-
(a) British subjects, many of whom have lived in the
U.S.A. for many years, who have volunteered for
service or would gladly do so.     The British
Information Services under Sir Gerald Campbell
have started an index of volunteers and are
making this index available to all Missions
here.    as a caauit of tMr* a      frettn ^^fc^r
may find local employment with British ?!issions
in the U.S.A., and^rej^yse^ves propose always
to consider the'"possibility of engaging them
before "applying tn Tmrninii Pm    tnPfi There
are, however, a great number who have no
special qualifications to render them suitable
for employment in Missions here, but who
might well be suitable for employment
either in the Services or in civilian
administration or clerical work at home.
At present there is no method of sending
anyone to England unless he has certain
special technical qualifications, and /
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1(aA
suggest that the Consular service in the TUS k++
should be given authority to engage British
subjects of a type known to be required in the
U.K. and to arrange for their journey home,
(b) British subjects (notably those who have come
here from European countries since the war) who
are remaining in the U.S.A. with the express
purpose of avoiding war service.     These present
a more difficult problem in that there is at
present no means of compelling them to return
to the U.K.     It may be that by legislation in
the U.K. and/or by some form of agreement or
understanding with the U.S. Government, this
difficulty could be overcome.     If so, y& feel
strongly that the necessary steps should be
taken, not only because of the addition to our
man power which would result, but also because
of the bad effect which is created by the
continued presence of these persons in the U.S.A.
3. In vie^JiQwovoj^. of the known^Snortage of
man power §#T'.home and of its effect^on recruitment for
the SeE^ices, wo vri eh to draw wmv attention tie thesi
considerations.     We underhand that H.M. Ambassador
.11 probably be raising this matter during iris
forthcoming visit/tfo the U.K. and know tHat he would
welcome your support in finding a solution.