SI Plan for China and Southeast Asia Page 2 ACTIVITIES IN SUMATRA Main base will be at Colombo. B Initial Steps The initial steps to be taken ares 1. To send Judge Allman with Drummond, Gleysteen and Sarzent to Chungking, as economic and technical adviser on General Stilwell's Staff. Judge Allman will establish the Chungking General Headquarters and the Chungking base for South China activities and will promptly move to establish the intermediate bases at Kunming and Kweilin for South China activities. He will also exercise general supervision over the prompt establishment of the Kunming base for activities in Burma--Thailand-Indo-China--Malaya. 2. To send Mr. Scholz, together with Chartrand, Pittard, Major Glass and Capt. Wester to Eifler and to Kunming. Scholz will discuss possibilities with Eifler, and then proceed to Kunming to establish his base. He may leave Chartrand and possibly either Pittard or Wester with Eifler to begin the development of activities at that base. He will proceed to Kunming with the others, to establish his headquarters there in accordance with the general plan of Project FE No. 23. A small number of Thais who have been thoroughly trained in this country will be sent out either initially or very soon thereafter. |