Minute acds ops to all tlb holders provision of arabic interpreters for op telic

You may be aware that the Defence Augmentation, Cell has recently tasked a number of Arabic speakers to deploy on Op TELIC at short notice. I am conscious of the considerable pain this will cause some individuals within your organisations as they either deploy or cover for gapped posts. I am writing to assure you that this decision was not taken lightly but was driven by the operational imperative outlined by CJO at the Reference. Unfortunately the short-term demand for Arabic Linguists will continue and will require a further deployment in January. I am hopeful that, after this one further painful measures will not be necessary - but I can make no promises. I can assure you, however, that I am making every effort to minimise this pain by making extensive use of civilian interpreters and exploring all other possible sources. I am also developing longer-term solutions to meet this requirement to prevent the issue re-occurring. I continue to be grateful for the way in which you are supplying people, often at short notice and at considerable pain, to sustain our operations globally. ACDS(Ops) DEGLASSIFIED