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.
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.