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will take smh action as is ne css sqr to eq edit e the xork Oil his jx-oject. lie tiill \ seer aid his inmediate assistants iiiformed as tothe sta-l;u:: of his U il it ' s work. Chiefs so the t the District Engineer and. his irmiecl izte assistallts may be relieved of details connected with the vu io usp ~ ojec%s .L I!latthias is desi gated Unit Chief for X-10 and related Central Fac il - i ties in addition to his duties as Area Engineer, IIaiSord Area. Assi,gments of other Unit Chiefs are not changed..
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Copy No. / of 28, Series A. Subject: Organization - Manhattan District. To: All Concerned . The general organization of the Manhattan District will A brief explanation ofthe various functions, responsibilities be as shown on the accompanying organization chart dated January 27, and duties of the organization follows : - 1. Executive Officer i n charge ofEngineering and Opera- --t ions. - This officer supervises all functions of the district organization pertaining to engineering o r operations matters a s indicated on the organization chart, including supervision of Unit 2. Executive Officer i n charge of Administration. - This officer supervises all administrative functions ofthe various groups shown on the organization chart and i s responsible for the proper organization of administrative functions within each group. be his responsibility to establish basic regulations and procedures for administrative matters and assist areas, Unit Chiefs and other units i n properly organizing the administrative sections of their 3. Unit Chiefs. - It will be noted that each Unit Chief The responsibility of the Unithas been assigned certain projects, Chief will be limited to those projects to which he is assigned and for which he will perform the following duties : _a. The Unit Chief will become fully informed i n detail on all phases of his projector projects and will coordinate all information and data from the various agencies working on the project. all times t o provide the District Engineer orhis immediate assistants with up-to-date information on any feature of the project, He will be prepazed a t b. All matters pertaining to his particular project will $e brought to the attention of the Unit Chief. i s expected that this officer will handle the bulk of correspondence emanating from the District Office relating tohis pro however, being
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i Subject: Organization - Manhattan District. prepared for the signature of the District Engineer, Deputy District Engineer o r Executive Assistant. c. The Unit Chief will not issue any instructions t o Area Engineers, design bn its, A-E-M, etc., but will make recommendations to the District Engineer orhis immediate assistants as t o planning, procedure and progresso f the project. d. The 'Jnit Chief will maintain close and frequent contaot with Area Engineers, contractors, A-E-MI s, etc., witha view to obtaining information and becoming famili a rize d with the immediate ' problem of these various e . The Unit Chief will submit to the District Contro lG ff ice r on the1st and 16th of each month a brief report outlining the status of the project. The report will be primarily a consolidation of reports submitted by areas, supplemented by any additional pertinent data which t h e Unit Chief has secured, not only the present status of desigp, construction, negot i at ions,etc.,but will also include a section out lin - ing the expected progress during the ensuing two-week The report will reflect 4, Area Engineers. - The Area Engineer reports directly Se wills a per vise activities of A-Z-X's,t o t'ne District Engineer, contractors,consultants,etc,,within his area. iie will be res pons i ble that plans are reviewed i n accordance with established procedure, for approval of purchase requisitions, and, i f applicable,inspection of construction and any other duties and functions pertain i cg to the agreenents or contracts which he i s administering. The Area Engineer, directly or through Unit Chiefs, -511 maintain close contact with other areas with whom h e must correlate act iv i - ties. He will also submit semi-monthly to the District Engineer a brief report of the status of all activities within his area. report will include an estimate of progress to be expected during 5. Other sections within the district organization will function in the normal manner along the lines of authority indicated on the organization chart. These sections generally can deal directly with areas on routine matters, but any item of particular importance should b e brought to the attention of the interested Unit Chief and the proper Executive Officer. 6 , Control Section. - The Control Section will be responsible only to the District Engineer and his iii edi ate assistants. This section will correlate information acd reports submitte d by the various units within the district and submit a t
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Subject: Organization - Pianhattan District. monthly intervals for the District Engineer's signature a report reflecting the status of the entire project. design, construction and operation, will be forwarded t o Captain Johnson for the purpose of informing the Chief of Engineers, the Assistant, Chief of Engineers and General Groves of the status of the project. It is anticipated that the bulk of the desired data will be available in reports submitted by peas and Unit Chiefs, copies of which will be furnished the Control Officer. The Control Officer may contact any unit in the district organization direct for additional information considered essential to the preparation of an intelligent report. However, the Cont,rol Section will be concerned solely with accumulation and compilation of data necessary for this status report, and will not issue instructions to any unit within the district. Obviously, the Control Officer will not disseminate information t o anyone other than the District Engineer orhis immediate assistants. He will be particularly careful to see that data obtained from one Unit Chief o r area i s not transmitted to any other Unit Chief or area. However, where he thinks it desirable,he will recommend transmission of data to other sections or areas. This report, covering Colonel, Corps o f Engineers,
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