JOINT BOARD ESTIMATE OF
                UNITED STATES OVER-ALL PRODUCTION 
                          REQUIREMENTS.
 
IV.  MAJOR STRATEGY OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ASSOCIATES. (Cont'd).
 
     25.  The major strategic objectives which it is believed the
United States and the
Associated Powers should adopt are indicated below, as well as the
means for attaining them. 
The material assistance to be supplied friendly Powers (where mentioned
in the succeeding
subparagraphs), should be consistent with the needs of the United
States.
 
     a.   The security of the Western Hemisphere against th  e
extension   into it of European          or Asiatic political or
military power is an esse  ntial of United States strategy.  To
provide this security under all e  ventualities,   the United Sates
must have naval, land, and air forces in such positions that they can
be made promptly available in both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans
in strengths adequate for preventing invasion should the British Isles
and Russia collapse.  In this connection, an important question is
whether or not Northwestern Africa and the Atlantic Islands are in
Germany or friendly hands.  Similarly, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Islands
of the
            South Pacific Ocean have an important re  lation to the
security of the Eastern        Pacific.  United States naval strength,
built up in accordance with the approved          program, should be
adequate for defensive needs until 1944.  However, if Germany is
successful in the Far East, naval strength for defensive purposes must
be increased, even in excess of the present approved naval program.
United States
          land and air forces may be required for the defense of the
Western Hemisphere        within the next few years, and it is
necessary for Latin American countries to be         provided with
munitions and manufactured articles.
 
 
 
 
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