More about the East African Command in the fall of 1941

The East African Command had responsibility for operations in the following countries:

• Ethiopia
• Eritrea (the Official History says "for a short time only")
• Italian Somaliland
• British Somaliland
• Kenya
• Zanzibar
• Tanganyika
• Uganda
• Nyasaland
  
• Northern Rhodesia

The command headquarters was located in Nairobi, Kenya. The commander was assisted by a "Chief Political Officer", a diplomat.
This is based on the account in Vol.II of the Official History