the Treasury have been between Departments. of the activities to prepare so on 4. recruitment Since the outbreak of war, house" for interchange of staff the "clearing was at first relatively simple, since the expansion The problem Departments coincided with a diminution in the War Departments not then directly concerned with the war effort. of many the position became increasingly difficult as the mobilisation Later for total war proceeded. Now that it is necessary reconstruction, Departments (such as the Board of Education) for freely lent staff at the outset are not which their return, but are actively only concerned to secure competing in the reduced field for additional staff.