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the Dominion authorities, the ships will form an integral part
of the British fleet, and will remain under the control of the
Admiralty during the continuance of the war.
In time of peace arrangements will be made between the
Admiralty and the Dominions for the ships of the Dominions
to take part in fleet exercises or for any joint training con-
sidered necessary under the senior naval officer. While under
the command of that officer he would not, however, interfere
with the internal economy of ships of another service further
than absolutely necessary.
When a court martial has to be ordered by a Dominion
and a sufficient number of officers are not available in the
Dominion service at the time, the British Admiralty, if
requested, will make the necessary arrangements to enable
a Court to be formed.! Provision will be made by Order
of His Majesty in Council, and by the Dominion Govern-
ments respectively, to define the conditions under which
officers of the different services are to sit on joint courts
martial.
The British Admiralty undertakes to lend to the Dominions
during the period of development of their services, under
conditions to be agreed upon, such flag officer and other
officers and men as may be needed. In their selection pre-
ference will be given to officers and men coming from or con-
nected with the Dominions, but thev should all be volunteers
for the service.
The service of officers of the British fleet in the Dominion
naval forces, or of officers of these forces in the British fleet,
will count in all respects for promotion, pay, retirement. &c.,
as service in their respective forces.
In order to determine all questions of seniority that may
arise, the names of all officers will be shown in the Navy List,
and their seniority determined by the date of their commis-
sions, whichever is the earlier, in the British, Canadian, or
Australian services.
The Dominions having applied to their naval forces the
* Already done in the case of the court martial in respect of the Canadian
vessel Niobe, in November 1911; cf. on it, Monireal Daily Star, Nov. 15,1911.
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