' s ▁headquarters ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁at ▁No . ▁ 1 , ▁Cal le ▁Victoria , ▁Man ila , ▁Lu zon , ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁with ▁General ▁Douglas ▁Mac Ar thur ▁as ▁commander . ▁The ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁was ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Richard ▁K . ▁S uther land ▁and ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁was ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Richard ▁J . ▁Marshall . ▁The ▁core ▁of ▁this ▁command ▁( including ▁Mac Ar thur , ▁Marshall , ▁and ▁S uther land ) ▁was ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Government . ▁ ▁Cre ation ▁of ▁this ▁command ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁sub ord ination ▁of ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army , ▁as ▁a ▁service ▁command , ▁since ▁planning ▁and ▁tact ical ▁control ▁were ▁now ▁under ▁USA FF E ▁control . ▁Mac Ar thur ▁explains , ▁" It ▁became ▁an ▁administrative ▁e ch el on . ▁It ▁was ▁analog ous ▁to ▁a ▁corps ▁area ". ▁Mac Ar thur ▁recommended ▁that ▁Philipp ine ▁Department ▁commander ▁Major ▁General ▁Gr un ert ▁be ▁re ass igned , ▁as ▁his ▁services ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁needed . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁October , ▁Gr un ert ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Mac Ar thur ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Department ' s ▁commander . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁intelligence ▁officer ▁( G - 2