"I reported the situation [to Blamey and Herring]," Berryman record in his diary, "and said Savige had done well and we had misjudged him." Berryman was intimately involved with the planning of the Salamaua–Lae campaign, working closely with Brigadier General Stephen J. Chamberlin at General Douglas MacArthur's General Headquarters (GHQ) in Brisbane.
Berryman documented in his diary that he informed Blamey and Herring about the situation, noting Savige's good performance and their misjudgment of him. Berryman was actively involved in planning the Salamaua–Lae campaign, collaborating closely with Brigadier General Stephen J. Chamberlin at General Douglas MacArthur's General Headquarters (GHQ) in Brisbane.