(c)  Protect against raiders in the Western Atlantic by a 
     striking force of two carriers, two cruisers, and four 
     destroyers based in Halifax, Bermuda or Trinidad, as 
     necessary.
 
(d)  Patrol the ocean area from Latitude 10[deg] North to 250[deg]
     South, using four old light cruisers. Patrol in the Carib-
     bean and coastal waters with a very few patrol planes, 
     short range seaplanes, nine old destroyers, and a consider-
     able number of small craft.
 
               5. The British would provide all additional escort 
forces required in the Northwestern Approaches; would escort 
convoys from Freetown to the United Kingdom; and provide 
striking forces in the eastern North Atlantic and in the South 
Atlantic.
 
           6. When the situation in the Pacific would permit 
our withdrawing forces from the Pacific Fleet for duty in the 
Atlantic, we could send them to Gibraltar to escort convoys 
from Freetown as far north as Latitude 50[deg] North, and to act 
as striking forces in the eastern North Atlantic. This step 
would permit the British to strengthen their forces in the 
South Atlantic and the Indian Ocean. As suitable reenforcements 
become available from the Pacific Fleet and from new con-
struction, we would increase our destroyer and aircraft escort 
forces based in the United Kingdom, and ultimately establish a 
detachment in Iceland to improve the efficiency of the escort.
 
                         7. In addition, we are now providing increased 
tankage for long range work to some of the Navy fighters now 
under construction. These will not be available at once, but 
when they are, we would base them in North Ireland and Iceland 
to escort convoys in the Northwest Approaches, in order to 
protect these against bombing planes.
 
                        8. Involved also in our plan is sending about 
twenty-five or thirty submarines to the British Isles and 
Gibraltar, for operations against enemy shipping in the Bay 
of Biscay and the Western Mediterranean.
 
          9. We have begun intensive training of forces
for all of this work. Our Navy is ready to undertake it as 
soon as directed, but could do it more effectively were we 
to have six to eight weeks for special training.
 
                                                               Respectfully,
 
                                                           
                                                               Frank Knox