III. the policy on management of personnel should conform to
certain precepts. To keep thr "broad view" of traffic analysts
alive and to keep them officially informed, not by rumour, of the
T.A.-Crytography-Intelligence-contribution to the war effort,
periodic lectures should be given by various senior officers in
T.A., Cryptography and Intelligence. In Sixta, Fusion Room officers
now undertake the major share of this responsibility, however, the
need was recognised only after considerable experience.
Again, for the purpose of broadening and deepening their per-
spective of the problem and understanding of its solution, traffic
analysts should be shifted from job to job and department to depart-
ment as their demonstrated abilities and operational circumstances
permit. Although this precept is recognised in Sixta, it is not
always urged because of an endemic mon-power shortage. It is a
moot point whether or not as much as possible has been done. In
particular, Sixta has neglected to urge the rotation of personnel
between itself and intercept stations. This is especially valuable
for it prevents the thinking of traffic analysts from becoming too
removed from the realities of interception.
To insure the maximum individual efficiency, traffic analysts
should not only be well informed but also should be allowed the rest
and free-time appropriate to the mental facility expected of them.
In Sixta, each member is given one day-off a week, which he may take
at his convenience with proper notification, and nine days leave
every three months, which is assigned in advance by roster. These