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The book I'm reading is giving examples of how direct instructions can be
written as indirect instructions using させるform.  

As in:  

> Sensei: 作文を書きなさい。  
>  Indirect >> 先生は学生に作文を書かせました。  
>

I clearly understand the sentence above but I have problem understanding the
sentence below:

> Shachou: 鈴木課長、上村くんの世話をしてくれ。  
>  Indirect >> 社長は鈴木課長に上村くんの世話をさせました。

Why does the book get rid of the くれる verb in してくれ and use させました in the
indirect sentence (shouldn't it be してくれさせました?)
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Why the くれる verb is gone in the させるform?
The second sentences here are not indirect instructions.

The first sentences are direct commands. The second sentences describe the
resulting situation.

> Sensei: 作文を書きなさい。

  * "Write a composition!"

> Indirect >> 先生は学生に作文を書かせました。

  * "The teacher made the students write a composition."

> Shachou: 鈴木課長、上村くんの世話をして **くれ** 。

  * "Suzuki-kacho, take good care of Uemura-kun **for me**!"

> Indirect >> 社長は鈴木課長に上村くんの世話をさせました。

  * "The Shacho(company president) made Suzuki-kacho take good care of Uemura-kun."

The くれ part in the 3rd sentence is the command form of くれる, so you would be
commanding someone to do something for you.

させる on the other hand means to "make", "force", "cause", "let" or "allow"
someone do something. It's not used to express an indirect command in the
cases you mentioned.
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