CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE

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(Committee of Evidence) the chairman is appointed at the discretion of the Convening Authority appointing the committee. The appointment may be of a permanent nature but again at the discretion of the Convening Authority. The chairman may not appoint members to serve on the committee. The chairman presides over all meetings, conducts the largest part of the interrogation and sees that the committee properly executes its duties in all respects in a dignified and expeditious manner. The chairman may not interfere with the votes of the members and must include any divergences of opinion on the findings by dissenting members. The chairman sees to it that the findings are based on majority opinion. The chairman votes only in case of deadlock. The chairman may himself dissent from the majority opinion in the findings but if so, includes it as a separate opinion in the findings like any other member dissenting, and may not withhold findings from the Convening Authority for this reason. The chairman runs good S-C-S during all proceedings and gets evidence given rather than put in itsa lines. He gets the job done. (HCO PL 7 Sept 63)