10. Pressure on Britain to speed leases Bermuda and Newfoundland (essential). 11. Change laws to take limit off naval and marine personnel - limit to President's discretion. 12. Prepare plans for concentration camps (Army- Justice). 13. Executive Order to call Volunteer Reserves, including communication and merchant marine reserves. 14. Withdraw Marines from North China(this means Embassy should be closed). Leave very small token force. Stop sending replacements, Marines Shanghai - let attrition operate. Consider withdrawal when currency situation permits. 15. Netherlands East Indies:- Assist in material; line up for mutual support. The following are matters for Treasury and State: 1. Freeze credits and assets of Japan. 2. Continue to bolster Chinese credit. 3. Take such steps as may be necessary to insure Chinese currency carrying on in case Shanghai is occupied by Japan. For consideration, but in abeyance for the moment: 1. Alert the Asiatic Station at once to get ships other than river gunboats out of China. This should be the first secret step. 2. Alert the Naval Establishment (Establish security patrols, etc.) Military Establishment Merchant Marine (Clippers) Department of Justice - sabotage - Surveillance of agents Panama Canal - all security measures |