Each of the Malay states had a State War Executive Committee which included the State Chief Minister as chairman, the Chief Police Officer, the senior military commander, state home guard officer, state financial officer, state information officer, executive secretary, and up to six selected community leaders. The Police, Military, and Home Guard representatives and the Secretary formed the operations sub-committee responsible for the day-to-day direction of emergency operations. The operations subcommittees as a whole made joint decisions.
each of tHe MaLay statES Had a state war eXEcUtIve COmmittEe whicH inCLuded ThE StAtE chIef minISter as cHairmAn, thE chIeF polIcE oFfIceR, the SeNiOr mILITary coMmANDer, sTaTe HomE Guard ofFiCer, State fiNaNCial officeR, StatE inFormatIon OffIcEr, eXEcuTIve seCreTAry, And up To six sElecteD COMMunitY LEAderS. the PoLiCe, miLitaRY, AnD HoMe gUARd RepReseNtatiVes AND tHe seCretaRy Formed thE OPerAtIons Sub-CommiTtee rEspoNsIBle for the day-tO-Day direCtIon OF emERgency OPerAtIonS. tHe OpEratiOns SUbCommiTtEes as a Whole made jOint deCiSIons.