Force Orders 1941_04
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TO BE CIRCIIL9TEDTO DIOISIONAL ' No. 4.
HEADQllARTERSAND STATIONOFFICES.
31st.January,1941.
C IEFCONSTABLE'SREPORTTO STANDINGJO2NTCOWOTTEE ON STATEOF
TIE FORCE.
At a Meeting o£ the CheshireStandingJoiatCommitteeon 25th.
January,1941,the ChiefConstsblereportedon tne stateo£ the Cheshire
Consla ul yas follows:- ' •
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"The efficiencyof the Ch'eshireCdnstabularyhas cont3nued ,
unimpairedby war conditions. It has been possibleto opewith
everyemergencywhichhas ariaenao £ar. 2 am con£identin the
wiliingneseand abllityof the Forceto contiaueto do so.
To tne equipmen-cv+h chwas so wi111ng1ysupplied,tie
3mprovedPol ceaccommodationprovidedana the cork of re-organisatico
agreedto by the Committeeto raisethe Forceto a stnteof efficiency
underpeaaeti.,- econditionscom dwith the spiritof a11 ranksoP
the ConstabularyI attributethe easewith w hiohthe Forcepassed£rom
peace condltionsto thoseof war withoutthe slightestimpalrmontof efficiency
and, 1f anything,with an increased villingnessUy a11 to carryout their
dut3es. . .
I wish to speciallymentionthe va1uablework of the Special
Constabulary. Thesemen have shownthemselveewillingto work long
hours underthe most tryiag conditionsend are renderingfaithfuland
usefulservice. . .
IInderAir Raid conditlons'theyhave displayeda splendidspirit.
2 w ,shto plaie on recordmy appreciationof their flae spiritas oitizensthey
are a voluntarybody - theirva1ueae AuxiliaryPoliceand the fac't
that the regularmembersof the Forcevaluethe help theyreoeivefrom
th® and weloomethem as oomradea.
have
Certainof the /organl edthemselvesinto MobilaIInitsand 'have
shownthemselveswillingto travellong didanoesfrom thelrhomesto
parformdutiesat placeswhere thé r sarviceswere urgentlyneeded.
Othershave specialised1n A.R.P.work and form a vaivablereserveia an
emergencyreadyto movewherevertheir se'rvlcesmay e needed."
The ChiefCoas6zbledirectsthat this GeneralOrderis to be read
to a11 membersof the regularand auxiliarypolice, He wishesa11 ranksto
know his opi onof them and his appreciatlonof th work they are doing.
' / W/ L ChiefConstable.
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