GENERAL ARNOLD said that he had also objected to the
large number of planes allocated, and thought the paper should be again
referred to the Joint Planning Committee for further consideration.
 
GENERAL MARSHALL agreed that the paper should be referred back to
the Planning Committee. He pointed out, however, that this operation
might result in the first contact between American and German troops.
Success should not be jeopardized by failure to provide adequate means.
A failure in this first venture would have an extremely adverse effect
on the morale of the ~nerican people. In summing up, he said that this
first operation, although in some respects a minor one, could not be
treated in a routine manner.
 
                  It was agreed that the paper would be referred back
to the Joint Planning Committee for reconsideration, in the light of
the discussion which had taken place, and revised draft submitted to
the Chiefs of Staff at the
 
next meeting.
 
AMERICAN - BRITISH STRATEGY.-
 
                  ADMIRAL STARK brought up WW/1, Joint American -
British Strategy, which had been discussed previously.
 
            REAR ADMIRAL TURNER said that the original British
memorandum had
not been fully agreed to.
 
                  ADMIRAL POUND said that the papers had been agreed to
as the basis for our joint strs. tegy, subject to some amendments which
had been agreed to and to-the inclusion of a revised paragraph on air
routes as proposed by General Arnold.
 
ADMIRAL STARK agreed with Admiral Pound.
 
                  It was agreed that the paper would be referred back
to the Joint Planning Committee and a revised draft incorporating the
agreed amendments and the revised paragraph on routes should be
submitted to the Chiefs of Staff at the next meeting.
 
         4.       PROGRAM OF WORK OF THE JOINT PLANNING COMMITTEE.-
 
                   REAR ADMIRAL TURNER listed the various papers now in
the hands of
the Joint Planning Committee as follows'
 
 a. WW/1-- Grand Strategy.
 
 b. ABe-4/2-- Expedition to Northwest Africa.
 
 c. Diversion of Reinforcements in the Far East.