Force Orders 1941_18
X
,
No. 1'
15th.May, 1941.
TO BE CIRCULATEDTO DIPISION L
HEADQIIARTERSAND STATIONOFFICES.
CONFERENCEPOINTS.
ConferenceP intsmust ba made at fixedpointswhichmust be
clearlyatat®din the orderao that there can be no mistakeor misunderstanding.
For example,a polntat OrchardHouee is not suffioiéntlÿ.déf nite- the
ConferencePointehouldbe a statedpoiat,e.g.,-FrontDrive Gate,StableYard
C1ock,or some otherplacewhich can be learlydefinedand identified.It
shouldbe clearto the averagepolicemanthat ConfereacePointamust be c1early
definedotherwisethe xhole objectof them - speedycoataotby otherpolicemen
includingsuperiors - is defeated.
Superintendeatswi11 lmmediatelypereonallysatisfythemselvesthat
a11 CoaferencePointsare c1earlydefinedao that there oan be no possibility
of a misunderstandingin future. Wh®n 5ergeanteand Constablesare post®d
to a new districtthey muat be instructedquitec1earlyon the eaact•spot
where pointemust be made. In the oas® of Constables,Sargeantewi11 take
eaohnew man to each ConferencePo1ntand poiatout the exaot spotwherathe
polntia to be msde and wi11 enterin their pocketbookshavingdone eo.
Superintendentswi11 send a reportin writingto the ChiefConstable
marked"Personal"that they hav® reviewedevery ConfereaoePoint1a their
Divisionand are aatisfiedthat eaoh CoaferencePoiatis at deflalteepot,
the reportsto reaáhthe Ch1efConstableby 1et.June,1941.
Chief Constable.