Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Foreign) explained

Post:	Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Foreign)
Flag:	Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
Flagsize:	120px
Flagcaption:	Ensign of the Royal Navy
Department:	Admiralty Department
Member Of:	Board of Admiralty
Reports To:	Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
Appointer:	Prime Minister
Appointer Qualified:	Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council
Termlength:	Not fixed (typically 1–3 years)
Inaugural:	Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Harwood
Formation:	1940-1945

The Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Foreign) was a senior British Royal Navy appointment. The post holder was part of the Admiralty Naval Staff and member of the Board of Admiralty from 1940 to 1945.

History

Established in December 1940 as a new position to ease the burden of the responsibilities on the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff. The post holder was a part of the Admiralty Naval Staff and member of the Board of Admiralty. He was chiefly responsible for supervising the directors of naval staff divisions such as the Gunnery Division (Foreign), Operations Division (Foreign) and the Warfare Division till 1945.^[1]

Office holders

Included:^[2]

• Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Harwood, — (December 1940–April 1942) ^[3]
• Rear-Admiral H. Bernard H. Rawlings, — (April 1942–February 1943)
• Rear-Admiral Reginald M. Servaes, — (February 1943–March 1945)
• Rear-Admiral Gerald Bellars, — (March–October 1945)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Clancy. Patrick. Straka. William. HyperWar: War at Sea 1939-1945, I: The Defensive [Chapter 1]]. ibiblio.org. HyperWar Foundation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013. 29 August 2018.
2. Web site: Watson. Graham. The Organisation of the Admiralty 1939 to 1945. naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, Naval History.Net, 19 Sep 2015. 29 August 2018.
3. Web site: BOARD OF ADMIRALTY. hansard.com. Hansard, HC Deb 17 February 1942 vol 377 cc 1646-50. 17 February 1942. 29 August 2018.