Officers who forward communications will indorse thereon their approval or disapproval, with remarks. No communication will be forwarded to the War Department by a department commander or other superior officer for the action of the Secretary of War without some recommendations or expression of opinion.” It may often be necessary to enclose other letters, certain documents, or even bulkier material with a letter. Such addition to a letter is called an _Inclosure_ and is submitted as part of the letter. _Inclosures_ to the original communication will be noted on the face of the letter at the left-hand margin opposite the signature, thus: 2 Incls. J. L. Douglas, Capt. 99th Inf. The inclosures themselves will be numbered on the outside. The two inclosures of the above example would be marked 1 and 2. If others are added when an indorsement is made, their number will be noted at the foot of the indorsement and upon themselves, as just described for the original communication. If few in number or not bulky, inclosures may be kept inside the original paper; otherwise they should be folded together in a wrapper marked “Inclosures.” If kept within the paper they lie between folds _a_ and _b_ below. Now that we have discussed in order the different parts of an official letter to a person in the military service, let us see how the various parts appear when assembled. +--------------------------------------------------------------+ {| | {| | {| 2039 Company B, 40th Infantry, | {| Fort William H. Seward, Alaska, July 19, 1912. | {| | _a_ {| From: The Commanding Officer, Co. B, 40th Inf. | {| | {| To: The Adjutant General of the Army. | {| (Through military channels.) | {| | {| Subject: Philippine campaign badges. | {| | {| | +······························································+ {| | {| Inclosed are lists in duplicate of enlisted men of | {| Company B, 40th Infantry, entitled to the Philippine | {| campaign badge. | {| John A. Brown, | {| 2 Incls. Capt., 40th Inf. |