4 • ADMINISTRATION DIRECTORATE
- A1 (Captain H. P. Taylor) was responsible for the training of SIS’s
operational personnel and for liaison with universities, the Ministry
of Labour, and other organizations that supplied candidates for re-
cruitment, such as the Civil Service Selection Board. A1’s duties
included the preparation of personnel dossiers, vetting, medical ex-
amination of new recruits, and running language proficiency exams. - A2 (Major G. D. Hiles) was responsible for officers’ entitlements;
sickness and family emergency leave; retirements and dismissals;
issuing references and service records; pensions and emoluments;
organizing training courses; organizing medical, dental, and optical
services; and accommodating staff in London when necessary. - A3 (Major L. D. J. Wallerstein) was responsible for officers’ post-
ings, filling vacant positions, questions of salary, documentation of
officers’ marriages, payment of travel expenses, naturalization, and
the granting of ex gratia payments and rewards. - A4 (Commander Pearse) was responsible for expense advances;
messing allowances and expenses; living allowances; funds for
equipment and clothing, including clothing coupons; compensation
for loss of effects; and drawing up the Administration Directorate’s
annual budget. - A5 (Captain F. A. Quinn) was responsible for support staff (porters,
guards, messengers, lift attendants, etc.), including their recruit-
ment, training, and enrollment; financial aid; transfers; regular and
early retirements; processing of marriages; and payment of pensions
and gratuities. The problems of thepassport control officerstaff,
such as passports and statistical monitoring, were handled by Miss
Middleton. Other matters handled by A5 included drawing up the
organizational structure, financial issues, salary scales, headcounts,
control of identification cards, maintenance of files on station and
section personnel, compilation of regular staff lists, and running the
daily staff movements register. - A6 (Colonel F. W. Niall) was responsible for the development of
postwar conditions of service, the preparation of background papers
to be used for advice on recruitment, and maintenance of the staff
lists by rank, as well as acting as secretary of the A Advisory Selec-
tion Board (which dealt with senior appointments) and sitting as a
member of the C Advisory Selection Board. A6 also handled a num-
ber of Head Office staff administrative functions and liaison with
the controllers for advice on Germany andAustria.