Bel ish a , ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁War , ▁as ▁he ▁perce ived ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁block ▁on ▁production , ▁transfer ring ▁tank ▁development ▁responsibility ▁to ▁the ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁Mun itions ▁Development . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁re inst ated ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁Master - General ▁of ▁the ▁Or dn ance ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Sir ▁John ▁Cow ley ▁( 1 9 6 0 – 1 9 6 2 ) ▁ ▁General ▁Sir ▁Cec il ▁Sug den ▁( 1 9 6 2 – 1 9 6 3 ) ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁Jones ▁( 1 9 6 3 – 1 9 6 6 ) ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁Richard son ▁( 1 9 6 6 – 1 9 7 1 ) ▁ ▁General ▁Sir ▁No el ▁Thomas ▁( 1 9 7 1 – 1 9 7 4 ) ▁ ▁General ▁Sir ▁John ▁Gib bon ▁( 1 9 7 4 – 1 9 7 7 ) ▁ ▁General ▁Sir ▁Hugh ▁Beach ▁( 1 9 7 7 – 1 9 8 1 ) ▁ ▁General ▁Sir ▁Peter ▁L eng ▁( 1 9 8 1 – 1 9 8 3 ) ▁ ▁General ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁Vincent ▁( 1 9 8 3 – 1 9 8 7 ) ▁ ▁General ▁Sir ▁John ▁St ib bon ▁( 1 9 8 7 – 1 9 9 1 ) ▁ ▁General ▁Sir ▁Jer emy ▁Black er ▁( 1 9 9