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71administration was becoming both centralised and stabilized in the West,Strabag and other firms, which by that time had completed the bulk ofthe GiiP programme, transferred the largest part of their personnel andequipment to the OT. Summarizing, therefore, the GAF constructionagencies, while in close liaison with the OT, were independent agencies.As Allied air raids on targets in Germany increased in scope andeffectiveness, the tasks of the OT became increasingly identified withair raid protection and hence under the direction of the GAP. Thefirst step toward reversing the chain of command and placing GiF's constructionagencies and facilities under control of the OT was a decreeissued by Reichsmarschall GORING on 21 May 19A4 ordering the transferof operational direction of the Bauwesen der Luftwaffe (G,AF ConstructionBranch) from its Chief to the Chief of 4mt Bau-OTZ, i.e., MinisteraldirektorDORSCH. The Chief (GAF) remains, however, in control of GAFconstruction policy and as GAF-OT liaison to GORING. Inasmuch as theG