ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt, luːtˈɛnənt dʒˈɛnɚɹəl sˌɜː hˈɛnɹi wˈɛlz wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tʃˈɛɹmən, tʃˈiːfs ʌv stˈæf kəmˈɪɾi, ɐ ɹˈoʊl ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ʌv ænd nˈoʊʃənəli sˈiːnjɚ tə ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi, nˈeɪvi ænd ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs tʃˈiːfs.
In March 1958, Lieutenant General Sir Henry Wells was appointed Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, a role independent of and notionally senior to the Army, Navy and Air Force chiefs.