p.

5.

is really only a prejudice & to which I must become used.
And also, I should prefer a staff job, with some real
power & possibilities - but I think the hope of that is not
too good, not being a Regular - & if I hold out for that,
I may easily find myself being sent to the Infantry Base
Depot, in my war substantive rank of Captain, & from
there, into the Desert as a reinforcement.

I could, of course, apply for & get an extension in my
present command - but I am very browned off here, & it
is such a dead end as things are just now.

The advantages & attractions of the C.R.O. position are several.
Firstly, it is about as safe a job as I possibly could find,
even safer than my present one. It is a position of
some importance & I should be dealing all the time
with Palestine H.Q. staff, the Government Administration,
District Commissioners etc, the Jewish Agency, the Arab
Committee & so on. And it is important work, &
well done, can be of very great help to the war effort
Therefore, I should be somewhat of a public figure, &
so may become recognised & really find an opportunity
for advancement. I should be ealing with the Arabs
for the first time, as well as the Jews, & so should
get to know them & their outlook. And I should get
about & see the country very much more than I have
done, & be meeting people all the time. Really &
turly, the job might be very good for me, from the
points of view of broadening my outlook & teaching
me to meet & speak with & deal with British
Army & Government & civilian & Jew & Arab