The Trade and Operations Division (T.O.D.) was a division of the

Admiralty Naval Staff The Admiralty Naval Staff was the former senior command, operational planning, policy and strategy department within the British Admiralty. It was established in 1917 and existed until 1964 when the department of the Admiralty was abolished. It wa ...

created in 1961 following the merger of two former naval staff divisions one for

Trade Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market. An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct excha ...

and the other for Operations. The staff division was administered by the Director, Trade and Operations Division. It existed until 1967.

History

The division was established in July 1961 by amalgamating of the Operations Division and the Trade Division into a single organisation. The division existed until April 1964 when the

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was merged with the new

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it survived the merger now as part of the Navy Department, Naval Staff and retained its original name until November 1967 when it was renamed the Directorate of Naval Operations and Trade

Directors of Trade and Operations Division

Included: * Captain Ian M. Clegg, July 1961 -January 1964 * Captain Ian W. McLaughlan, January 1964-February 1966 * Captain Geoffrey C. Mitchell, February 1966-November 1967

References

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