Military Office of the [Royal Swedish] Ministry of Defence[1] (Swedish: Försvarsdepartementets kommandoexpedition, FKE), previously the Military Office of the [Swedish] Minister of Defence[2][3] (Swedish: Försvarets kommandoexpedition, FKE), was an office in the Royal Chancery from 1945 to 1974 and in the Government Offices from 1975 to 1979, where all so-called ‘military command matters’ were handled and from where these accompanying dispatches (including general orders) were issued.
[4] These changes drew strong criticism in military circles, where they felt that they could become a gateway for ministerial rule of the Swedish defense.
[6] The Military Office of the Minister of Defence was responsible for so-called ‘military command matters’, i.e. such governmental affairs in which the King, in his capacity as Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, decided.
[8] It ceased as an independent organization in 1979/80[7] and in 1980 it was renamed Ministry of Defence's International Unit (Försvarsdepartementets internationella enhet, Fö/INT).
[4] The Chief of the Military Office of the [Royal Swedish] Ministry of Defence[1] (Chefen för Försvarsdepartementets kommandoexpedition), before 1965 called the Chief of the Military Office of the [Swedish] Minister of Defence[2] (Chefen för Försvarets kommandoexpedition):