Editing George Tryon (section)

===Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty (1882)===
Tryon had four months leave before being appointed Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty. This post, in charge of a civilian staff, was sometimes given to serving officers and sometimes civilians. Tryon demonstrated great powers of persuasion and an ability to get his way in an argument without offending. His appointment was initially temporary, following the sudden death of the previous appointee, but he proved a great success.  One of his most significant contributions was in advancing proposals for the creation of a naval intelligence committee, whose duties would be to collect together all available intelligence both from naval officers and from the army intelligence department.  Those first appointed to the committee were Mr Hoste from the civilian establishment and Commander [[William Henry Hall|William Hall]].<ref>Fitzgerald pp. 186–193</ref> The role of Permanent Secretary included many invitations to social engagements, receptions banquets and dinners. Tryon's guiding rule in choosing which invitations to accept was to seek out people who might have useful information. He stated that he learnt something from everybody.<ref>Fitzgerald pp. 195–220</ref>