| 1. | During the 1971 war, he was the officiating Director of Military Operations.
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| 2. | In 1904 he was appointed as Director of Military Operations at the War Office.
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| 3. | During the Partition of India, Thapar officiated as the Director of Military Operations and Intelligence.
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| 4. | After the War he became Director of Military Operations in India between 1945 and 1947.
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| 5. | After the War he became Director of Military Operations at the War Office in 1945.
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| 6. | He returned to Australia during February 1954, and was posted as Director of Military Operations.
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| 7. | Indian and Pakistani directors of military operations speak to each other on the telephone once a week.
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| 8. | In 1975 he became Director of Military Operations at the 1st ( British ) Corps in Germany.
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| 9. | He also performed as Director of Military Operations and Director of Artillery in General Staff Branch, Army Headquarters.
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| 10. | Also participating in the talks were Pakistan's director of military operations and the special operations wing of Pakistani intelligence.
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