Change No. 5, Joint Action of the Army and the Navy, 1935


J.B. No. 301 (Serial 702).
A.G. 062.1 (5-26-41).
J.B. No. 319 (Serial 684).
J.B. No. 319 (Serial 685).

THE JOINT BOARD,
WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS,
Washington, July 14, 1941.

The following changes in Joint Action of the Army and the Navy, 1935, have been approved by order of the Secretary of War and by the Secretary of the Navy and should be made in all copies of this publication.

Add the following new pages:

Page Nos. Subject matter
Ih-Ii Promulgation of Change No. 5.

Remove and destroy the pages listed below and substitute the reprinted pages containing changes as indicated:

Old page Nos. Changes on reprinted pages
II-IIa C.J.A.5.--List of effective pages (revised July 14, 1941).
129-130 Paragraph 126, second sentence changed.
131-132 Paragraph 133, fourth and fifth lines changed.
137-138 Paragraph 148, subparagraphs c(1) and (2) changed and (3) added.
143-144 Paragraph 158, subparagraphs g(4) and (5) added.

The office of The Adjutant General, War Department, and the Registered Publications Section, Navy Department, require no report of this change.

WILLIAM P. SCOBEY,
Lieutenant Colonel, G.S.C.,
United States Army, Secretary.

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List of Effective Pages

(Revised January 25, 1941)

Subject matter Change in
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Title page Original No number
Navy letter of promulgation of November 15, 1935 (Navy copies only) " 0-00*
Promulgation of Change No. 1, July 22, 1936 1*** I-Ia
Promulgation of Change No. 2, November 30, 1938 2 Ib-Ic
Promulgation of Change No. 3, June 28, 1940 3 Id-Ie
Promulgation of Change No. 4, January 25, 1941 4 If-Ig
Promulgation of Change No. 5, July 14, 1941 5 If-Ig
List of effective pages 5 II-IIa
Joint letter of promulgation of September 11, 1935 Original III-IV**
Contents 2 V-VI
Contents, Part I 2 VII
Contents, Part I, continued Original VIII
Chapter I " 1-2
Chapter I, continued 1 3-4**
Chapter II 2 5-6
Chapter III 2 II
Chapter III, continued Original 12 to 16**
Chapter IV " 17
Chapter IV, continued 2 18
Chapter IV, continued Original 19-20**
Contents, Part II " 21-22**
Contents, Chapter V " 23-26
Chapter V 2 27
Chapter V, continued Original 28 to 41
Chapter V, continued 2 42 to 44
Chapter V, continued Original 45 to 47
Chapter V, continued 2 48
Chapter V, continued Original 49 to 64
Chapter V, continued 2 65-66
Chapter V, continued Original 67
Chapter V, continued 2 68
Contents, Chapter VI 2 69
Contents, Chapter VI, continued Original 70 to 72
Chapter VI " 73 to 76
Chapter VI, continued 2 77 to 80
Chapter VI, continued Original 81-82

* Should be so numbered in ink in Navy copies only.
** Original blank pages IV, 4, 16, 20, and 22 should be so numbered in ink.
*** Navy copies "2."

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Subject matter Change in
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Chapter VI, continued 2 83-84
Chapter VI, continued Original 85-86
Chapter VI, continued 2 87
Chapter VI, continued Original 88 to 90
Chapter VI, continued 2 91
Chapter VI, continued Original 92 to 97
Chapter VI, continued 2 98
Chapter VI, continued Original 99-100
Chapter VI, continued 2 101
Chapter VI, continued Original 102
Chapter VI, continued 2 103-104
Chapter VI, continued Original 105
Chapter VI, continued 2 106-107
Chapter VI, continued Original 108 to 110
Chapter VI, continued 2 111
Chapter VI, continued Original 112
Contents, Chapter VII Original 113-114**
Chapter VII Original 115 to 126**
Contents, Chapter VIII Original 127-128**
Chapter VIII 5 129
Chapter VIII, continued 4 130
Chapter VIII, continued 1 131
Chapter VIII, continued 5 132
Chapter VIII, continued Original 133
Chapter VIII, continued 2 134
Chapter VIII, continued Original 135-136**
Chapter IX 5 137-138
Chapter IX, continued 4 139-140d
Chapter IX, continued 3 141-142
Chapter IX, continued 5 143-144
Chapter IX, continued 3 145-164
Chart of Organization for Coastal Frontier Defense Original No number
Diagram No. I, Coastal Frontier. Joint Radio and Wire Communications 3 No number
Diagram No. II, Joint Overseas Expedition--Landing Phase. Typical Communication Circuits for One Beach 3 No number

** Original blank pages 114, 126, 128 and 136 should be so numbered in ink.

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Chapter VIII
Agencies for Effecting Coordination


Section I
Sanction of Joint Agencies

  1. The existing joint agencies for coordination between the Army and the Navy have no legislative nor executive basis for existence. These agencies exist as a result of agreement between the Secretaries of the War and Navy Departments. Except as noted in paragraph 135, blow, the recommendations of these joint agencies are advisory only and become effective upon approval by both Secretaries, and in some cases upon further approval by the President.

Section II
The Joint Board

  1. [»] The authority for The Joint Board is contained in War Department G.O. No. 94, 1919, as amended by G.O. No. 29, 1923, and G.O. No. 10, 1936, and Navy Department G.O. No. 7, 1935, as amended by G.O. No. 73, 1935, and G.O. No. 82, 1936. The board consists, on the part of the Army, of the Chief of Staff, the Deputy Chief of Staff, and the Assistant Chief of Staff, War Plans Division, War Department General Staff; and on the part of the Navy, of the Chief of Naval Operations, the Assistant Chief of Naval Operations, and the Director, War Plans Division, Office of Naval Operations. The board is provided with a secretary detailed alternately from officers of the Army and the Navy.

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  1. Any matter which, to either the War or the Navy Department, seems to call for consideration as to cooperation between the two services may be referred by that department to The Joint Board. The Joint Board may also originate consideration of such subjects as in its judgment are necessary. The board confers upon, discusses, and reaches such common conclusions as may be practicable regarding such matters. Proceedings and reports of the board are confidential. Each department receives a copy of the report of the board.

  2. The authority for the Joint Planning Committee is contained in War Department G.O. No. 94, 1919 (as amended by G.O. No. 29, 1923, and G.O. No. 10, 1936), and in Navy Department G.O. No. 7, 1935 (as amended by G.O. No. 73, 1935, and G.O. No. 82, 1936). The Committee consists of three or more members of the War Plans Division, War Department General Staff, and three or more members of the War Plans Division of the Office of Naval Operations; and, in addition thereto, in cases involving procurement and the allocation of industry, one officer of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War and one officer from the Office of Naval Operations. In the case of technical matters involving cooperation between the two services, the Joint Planning Committee may, upon approval of the Chief of Staff of the Army and the Chief of Naval Operations, set up committees of experts to advise upon appropriate action. Each committee of experts shall be composed of such officers of the Army and Navy as may be designated by the Chief of Staff of the Army and the Chief of Naval Operations, respectively.

  3. The committee is an agency of The Joint Board for the detailed investigation, study, and development of policies, projects, and plans relative to the national defense and involving joint action of the Army and the Navy. The committee may also originate consideration of such subjects as, in its judgment, are necessary. The members are authorized to consult and confer freely on all matters of defense and military policy in which the Army and the Navy are jointly concerned, and to consider this joint work as their most important duty. Its procedure is informal; its reports and recommendations are confidential; its reports and recommendations go to The Joint Board.

Section III
The Aeronautical Board

  1. The authority for the Aeronautical Board is contained in War Department G.O. No. 6, 1936, and Navy Department G.O.

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    No. 81, 1936. The board consists, on the part of the Army, of the Chief of Air Corps, the Assistant to Chief of Air Corps, and one member of the War Plans Division of the War Department general Staff; on the part of the Navy, of the Chief of Bureau of Aeronautics, the Head of Plans Division of his office, and one member of the War Plans Division, office of Chief of Naval Operations. The War Plans Division members are not eligible for duty with The Joint Board or the Joint Planning Committee. The board is provided with a secretary detailed form the permanent personnel of either the War Department or the Navy Department.

  1. The function of the Aeronautical Board is to secure a more complete measure of cooperation and coordination in the development of aviation of the Army and of the Navy. It will investigate, study, and report upon all questions affecting jointly the development of aviation of the Army and of the Navy which have been referred to it by the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, The Joint Board, the Chief of the Air Corps, or the Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. In addition, it will also be charged with the duty of originating consideration of such subjects when in its judgment necessary and of recommending whatever it considers essential to establishing sufficiency and efficiency of cooperation and coordination of effort between the Army and the Navy as to aviation.

  2. In the execution of the foregoing, the Aeronautical Board will be governed by the following. It will hold regular monthly meetings and such extraordinary meetings as may be deemed advisable. It will prescribe its own procedure and will be assisted by working committees, the members of which will be appointed by the Aeronautical Board. All recommendations of the Aeronautical Board affecting joint Army and Navy policies or plans relative to the national defense will be referred to The Joint Board for consideration before submission to the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy. Matters affecting the procurement of matériel in time of war to meet joint requirements will be submitted to the Army and Navy Munitions Board. All other matters will be submitted direct to the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy.

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Section IV
Army and Navy Munitions Board

  1. [»] The authority for the Army and Navy Munitions Board is contained in The Joint Board's letter J.B.No. 346 (Serial No. 181), of June 27, 1922, approved by the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy June 29, 1922. The board consists of the Under Secretary of War and the Under Secretary of the Navy, assisted by an executive committee composed of officers on duty in the War and Navy Departments, as follows:

    Three officers of the Army and three officers of the Navy to be selected by the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, respectively.

  2. The board is authorized and directed to--

    1. Formulate and keep up to date such pertinent plans and policies as in the opinion of the two Departments should be adopted by the Federal Government for coordinating and controlling national industrial effort in emergency.

    2. Assure the necessary coordination in the procurement war plans of the two services, and in all plans, studies, and appendices thereto intended to facilitate the Government's efforts in emergency to promote orderly mobilization of industry.

    3. Form and direct the activities of such joint committees as may be necessary to consider, investigate, and make recommendations concerning pertinent subjects falling within the purview of the Board's responsibilities.

  3. Approval of action taken by the Munitions Board is not required, except that any plans prepared by it that affect joint war plans and joint Army and Navy policy relative to the national

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Chapter IX
Communications

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        and thus requires immediate attention. A primary example of this type of message is a so-called Army "flash" message which is employed to report air observation of surface or air forces and ground observation of air forces. For joint communication purposes, an Army "flash" message may be considered to be an urgent message of the highest priority. A primary example of a Navy message of the highest priority is a major contact report.

      1. The PRIORITY designation is reserved for messages of less urgency than those entitled to URGENT precedence, but of such nature as to warrant precedence ahead of messages designated as ROUTINE or DEFERRED. Any message designated as PRIORITY will be transmitted before any routine or deferred messages which may be awaiting transmission, but transmission of a short routine, or deferred message will not usually be interrupted to send a PRIORITY message.

      2. The ROUTINE designation is reserved for messages requiring no special precedence. They are transmitted in the order in which they are received or in such order as will clear the traffic most expeditiously. Any message designated as ROUTINE usually will be transmitted before any deferred messages which may be awaiting transmission, but transmission of a short deferred message will not usually be interrupted to send a ROUTINE message.

      3. The DEFERRED designation is reserved for messages requiring no special precedence, and whose delivery to the addressee may be delayed until the beginning of office hours following the day on which they are filed. This will sometimes necessitate transmission of Deferred messages ahead of Routine messages, in order to effect delivery before the time indicated.

    1. Address and signature.--While all official messages will be sent by authority of the commanding officer, no signature will ordinarily be transmitted. Messages intended for an addressee on board a ship or airplane, or within a command on shore, will be routed by use of the appropriate call sign of the ship, airplane, or shore command. Delivery to any specific addressee within the ship, airplane or shore command is a function of the command to which delivered. If call signs are assigned for joint use to particular commanders, as well as to particular ships, airplanes and shore commands, such

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      commander call signs may also be employed to indicate routing, addressees and originators.

    1. Use of clear or cryptographic language.--The general rules governing the use of clear and cryptographic language are set forth in subsection IV of this chapter, wherein communication security is discussed.

    2. Operating instructions and procedure.--Operating instructions are special instructions for transmitting, receiving, and when required, for relaying messages. These instructions are set forth in a separate restricted pamphlet entitled, "Joint Army and Navy Radio Procedure."

    3. Time.

      1. The time of origin is the time at which the message is released or authenticated by the originator. If this time does not appear on the message, it will be the time when the message is filed for transmission.

      2. The time of origin in joint communications is expressed in the 24-hour clock system and transmitted as a group of four figures, the first two digits representing the hours from midnight and the last two the minutes past the hour.

        Examples: 6:0 A.M. is 0600 and 7:43 P.M. is 1943.

      3. For communication within the Army, the 12-hour clock system is used.

        Examples: 6:0 A.M. is 600 A, and 7:43 P.M. is 743 P.

      4. For communication within the Navy, Greenwich civil time (G.C.T.) is used in headings of messages.

      5. Unless otherwise prescribed, the time of origin in the headings of messages in joint communication will be Greenwich civil time (G.C.T.).

    4. Dates.

      1. The date is expressed for joint communication purposes by two figures preceding the time of origin, indicating the day of the month. If the date number is less than ten, it is always preceded by zero. For example, the first day of the month is 01, and the tenth day is 10. "071626" means date was 7th day of month, and time of origin was 1626.

      2. The month and year may be added to the date and time of origin group when necessary for reference purposes in the text of messages. For example: "Your 071626 DEC 1938" means "Referring to your message, with time of origin 1626 on the 7th day of December 1938 * * *".

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