The MSG then asked the air defence commanders of Canada and the United States to prepare independent briefs on the subject.

Latif also served as Air Defence Commander and Senior Air Staff Officer in Eastern Air Command.

The suadron was commanded by Wing Commander S.S. Malik, who was also designated Air Defence Commander of the sector.

The Officer Commanding No. 81 Wing, Group Captain A.F. Mather, took on the role of Area Air Defence Commander.

In 1956 he was deputy air defence commander, Malaya and was then seconded to assist in the formation of the Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force.

Restrictive rules of engagement were initially in place, however, and Indonesian aircraft could only be engaged if they were either declared 'hostile' by the air defence commander or had first attacked a target in Malaysia or Singapore.

He had a distinguished career, founded the Squadron 17 in 1957, commanded all major bases in Pakistan, headed the Pakistan Military Mission in Saudi Arabia and served as the Air Defence Commander in 1971 war.

The order of precedence continued with the Minister of National Defence, the Deputy Minister of National Defence, Chief of the General Staff, Chief of Army Operations, Air and Air Defence Commander and ended with the Chief of Intelligence.