The British warning system did detect the German sortie and put the Grand Fleet in motion, but the organization behind that success remained untidy. A newly created naval staff had been assembled partly by transferring officers from the Naval Intelligence Division on the eve of war and after fighting began. Responsibilities overlapped, and officers held conflicting views about who controlled particular functions. This institutional confusion affected the information available to Jellicoe before Jutland. Possessing intercepted information is insufficient when command relationships and reporting responsibilities are unclear.
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Admiralty reorganization disrupted naval intelligence
Creating a naval staff by drawing personnel from intelligence left overlapping authority and contributed to the confused information reaching Jellicoe.