Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Distribution of Duties - Air Ministry (1944 - 1945)
Department of the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Air
Directorate of Contracts (D of C (AM))
Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1944 - AIR 20/7517 (AL22 - Jan 1944, AL27 - Jun 1944, AL28 - Jun 1944, AL33 - Dec 1944)
Name | Status/Title | Role/Duties |
Vacant | Director (D of C (AM)) | |
L J Banford | Deputy Director (DDC (AM)) | C 25 reports directly to DDC (AM) |
E Backhouse | Assistant Director of Contracts (S) (ADC (S)) | In charge of C 12, C19, C 27, C 29 and C 44, |
F R Barnicoat | Assistant Director of Contracts (Fuel) (ADA (Fuel)) | In charge of of C 10 and C 24. |
H H Byfield | Assistant Director of Contracts (W) (ADA (W)) | In charge of of C 8, C 16, C 17 and C 45. |
H J N Mattock | Assistant Director of Contracts (C) (ADA (C)) | In charge of C 22 and C 33. |
C 8 | ||
G F W Adams | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C8 (a) | ||
S M Thomas Vacant |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Claims work allocated from C 16. |
C 8 (b) | ||
N A Pearson Miss J T Eastaway Mrs R P Knight |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Assistant Contract Officer Contract Officer (Temporary) |
Contracts for steel framed buildings. General structural steelwork questions. Contracts for Blister Hangers. Post-contractual work in connection with Colonel Turner's Department. |
C 8 (c) | ||
F C A Rixson Vacant |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Claims work allocated from C 16. Contract for works services in West Africa and contract for camp at Filey. |
C 10 | ||
G D O'Hanlon | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 10 (a) | ||
R V Coster W R Robinson |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for:-
|
C 10 (b) | ||
C F Barber E J Taylor F J L Robertson |
Staff Officer (Head of Section) Higher Clerical Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for :-
|
C 12 | ||
H C Vogt | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch D of C representative on the Inter-departmental Committee on Internal Combustion Engines. |
C 12 (a) | ||
F C Cooke Miss B J Barnes |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for :-
|
Miss G Harvey Mrs K Warburton |
Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for Machine Tools for DGE, including
accessories, chucks, vices, mandrels, collets and arbors therefore. Questions arising on price fixing for all Machine Tools |
R V Green | Temporary Contract Assistant | Contracts for Machine Tools for DGW, DAI, DCD,
Reseach Establishments, etc including accessories, chucks,
vices, mandrels, collets and arbors therefore. Repair contracts for Machine Tools |
C 12 (b) | ||
J J Sloane D S Foster |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for :-
|
W G Glasspool Miss V M Harrington |
Higher Clerical Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for :-
|
C 12 (c) | ||
A C Vincent Miss J G Gaylor |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Assistant Contract Officer |
Liaison with Production Executive and PPO Contracts for :-
|
J A Doyle | Assistant Contract Officer | Contracts for :-
|
C 12 (d) | ||
H Young Miss E E Daly B A Bennett |
Staff Officer (Head of Section) Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Price fixing negotiations arising from C 12 contracts (excluding machine tools), including contractual and ex-gratia claims and claims under Price Variation Clauses; price and profit arrangements; records of costing reports; profit rates, sub-contractors, etc. |
C 16 | ||
H Humphrey | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 16 (a) | ||
D Spence J W H Bickell L E Slater J G Joyce |
Contract Officer Contract Officer Contract Officer Staff Officer |
Contractual, compensatory and ex-gratia claims and final bill queries on lump sum and schedule contracts for works services (excluding maintenance contracts) |
C 17 | ||
W Brierley | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 17 (a) | ||
T Perress E H Mackenny |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Higher Clerical Officer |
Letting of and extensions to building and civil engineering contracts |
J A Graham | Higher Clerical Officer | Questions relating to liquidated damages, excesses over deviation limit and technical audit queries on contracts placed by C 17 (a) |
C 17 (b) | ||
L E A Sleap G E Bennett |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Assistant Contract Officer |
Post contractual questions on contracts let by C 17 (a) (other than target cost contracts) excluding questions relating to liquidated damages, final bill queries and excesses over deviation limit |
Miss R M Holgate | Higher Clerical Officer | Contracts for :-
|
C 17 (c) | ||
R H Orchard C H Brand |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Higher Clerical Officer |
Artificers works contracts for Works Areas Nos 1 to
6, 15 to 17 and 20, including claims arising thereon. Issue of War Department Schedule of Prices Contracts for fixed bombing targets |
H Collings-Young | Higher Clerical Officer | Artificers works contracts for Works Areas Nos 7 to
14, 18 and 19, including claims arising thereon. Contracts for aerodrome surfacing maintenance (including soil stabilisation, grasscutting and grass spraying) Agency purchasing agreements in connection with USAAF airfields |
C 19 | ||
R J Butt | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 19 (a) | ||
R W Ley F C House Miss V E Burge |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Works services contracts for electrical wiring,
cabling and broadcasting installations. Contracts for the supply of paper insulated electric cable. |
C 19 (b) | ||
L J E Chapman J R North S G Bryant |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Maintenance and circulation of Works Trades List;
issue of Trades Lists for supplies purchased by London branches;
returns of contracts placed; issue of Works Contracts forms; record
of tendering and contracts placed; queries regarding Ministry of
Works Register of Contractors; Parliamentary questions; 'Fair wages'
complaints affecting Works Services Contractors; requests for
information regarding 'sets-off' Scheduling of contractors under the Essential Work (General Provisions) Order; liaison with banks regarding financing Air Ministry contractors; Tender Board and issue and scheduling of tenders for Works Services contracts; issue of Notices to Contractors; application from contractors for: -
Liaison with other Government departments regarding 'rings' and associations and sub-contractors' profits, etc. |
C 22 | ||
F J West | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
F C W Norman | Staff Officer | Head of Section |
C 22 (a) | ||
E F Tassell | Higher Clerical Officer | General Section Duties, Maintenance of Trades Lists
and records relative to contracts other than 'WORKS'; Tender Board,
issue and scheduling tenders for C 22 and C 33. Review of contracts other than 'WORKS'. Contracts for: -
|
C 22 (b) | ||
W J Smith | Higher Clerical Officer | Contracts for: -
|
C 22 (c) | ||
C R Stuart H H Jay |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for: -
|
Miss A E Saunders | Assistant Contract Officer | Contracts for: -
|
C 24 | ||
J F May | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 24 (a) | ||
Vacant V A Dawes Miss G L Harrison |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for aviation fuels, including benzol for aviation fuel components and TEL at home and overseas but excluding de-icing fuel and cold starting aviation fuel. |
C 24 (b) | ||
A F Rogers H F Smith Miss F H Knight |
Staff Officer (Head of Section) Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contractual arrangements for the reception, storage
and distribution of aviation fuel and oil at home and overseas,
including erection and operation of depots and tinning factories
under agency agreements. Contracts for: -
|
C 25 | ||
F E Halliwell | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 25 (a) | ||
F M Taylor Miss J P Appleton Mrs V L Hawker |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer (Temporary) |
Negotiation, amendment and administration of
agreements with civil companies for the operation of Elementary
Flying Training Schools and other schools on a fixed-price basis. Contracts for the maintenance of Communication Flight and other RAF aircraft based on airfields from which the above Schools area operated. Contracts with Educational Authorities for the training of RAF Radar Mechanics. |
C 25 (b) | ||
V C V Williams Miss E R Page |
Staff Officer (Head of Section) Assistant Contract Officer |
Negotiation, amendment and administration of
agreements with civil companies for the operation of Elementary
Flying Training Schools and other establishments, including
Prestwick, on management terms Contracts for the services of civil companies and Educational Authorities for the training of RAF personnel (other than Radar Mechanics) at manufacturers'' works and educational establishments. |
C 27 | ||
G A L Jaques | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 27 (a) | ||
H J Shuker L S Mainwaring Miss G Jones Miss K A Butler |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Water agreements and sewage disposal agreements for RAF Stations. |
C 27 (b) | ||
C H Leedham J R Scott D N Dawes-Smith |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Temporary Contract Assistant Temporary Contract Assistant |
Gas and Electricity agreements for RAF Stations. |
C 27 (d) | ||
R B Giles | Senior Temporary Assistant (Head of Section) | Adviser on Electricity supplies for MAP factories. |
N E Jones | Higher Clerical Officer | Electricity, gas and water agreements for MAP projects. |
C 29 | ||
J W Walker | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch D of C representative on the Common Form Sub-Committee of the Contracts Co-ordinating Committee. Liaison with S 1and S 2 on staff and accommodation, etc questions for the Directorate. |
C 29 (a) | ||
C W Horn Mrs D E Pollard Miss M D Yeates |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Assistant Contract Officer (Temporary) Higher Clerical Officer |
Questions on general contract policy and procedure
and record of decisions relating thereto; preparation of and
amendments to general instructions on contract procedure etc; PAC
and Estimates Committee briefs; Committee work (Contracts
Co-ordinating Committee, Main Committee, Works Sub-Committee,
General Purposes Sub-Committee and Treasury Inter-Services
Committee, etc); consideration of general and special contract
conditions, revision and reprinting of contract forms; delegation of
and questions relating to local and casual purchase powers; security
questions relating to contracts; staff records for the
Directorate. Allegations of malpractices and irregularities in Air Ministry contracts |
C 33 | ||
W Sellars | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 33 (a) | ||
E F Le Moignan | Contract Officer | Head of Section |
J Tipping | Assistant Contract Officer | Contracts for solid fuel supplies, RAF Stations L - Z |
H L Pearson | Temporary Contract Assistant | Contracts for solid fuel supplies, RAF Stations A - K |
C 33 (b) | ||
G Carstairs Vacant |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Contract Assistant |
Contracts for: -
|
J G Pullan | Temporary Contract Assistant | Contracts for: -
|
C 44 | ||
C F Mayo | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 44 (a) (Sales) | ||
G M Manby H P Jackson |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for the sale of stores and plant (other
than DGE equipment) surplus to requirements of DGW, DCG, Met Office
and Colonel Turner's Department. Review of documents relating to local sales by AMWD. Advice on prices of stores issued out of the service on repayment. Amendment to regulations relating to sale of surplus stores. |
C 44 (b) | ||
R C James Miss J K Brett-Clarke Miss J M Locke Miss E G Deadman |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for: -
Contracts for electrical equipment (other than power plant), including: -
|
C 45 | ||
E J Rennie | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 45 (a) | ||
F J Hill F J Chandler |
Staff Officer (Head of Section) Assistant Contract Officer |
Proposals referring to and review of local contracts
for works services and stores. Agreement of costings for sub-contracts for commodities and services in all works contracts let by C 17 or locally. |
C 45 (b) | ||
M Hodges L P Darsley A J De Boos |
Contract Officer (Head of Section) Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Administration and settlement of target cost contracts (HQ and local) and claims arising thereon |
Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, January 1945 - AIR 20/7518 (AL42 - Sep 1945)
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