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                       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
 
 
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