All Associated Powers: Initiate preparations immediately to raise and equip forces and    provide shipping for later large scale offensive operations.
 
(iii) Allocation of Joint Forces to harmonize with (i)
 
Only the British Commonwealth and the United States possess troops sufficiently free of enemy
pressure or threat to permit of redistribution. Only such forces of the British Commonwealth and
the United States are subject to redistribution as are not actively engaged with the enemy or
required for immediate security tasks heretofore indicated for these Governments.
 
     The following dispositions should be immediately initiate:
     
     The United States to reinforce the Philippine Islands and Dutch East Indies with ground
and air forces with particular     emphasis on aviation. The principal operating bases to be
established in Australia.
 
     The British Commonwealth to reinforce with land and air elements the forces in
Singapore, Dutch East Indies and Burma.
 
     Further detailed allocations cannot be indicated until missions enumerated herein are
jointly agreed upon, and operations necessary to their accomplishment have been jointly planned.    
     (iv) In joint conference make necessary adjustments in the Victory Program to initiate the
production of equipment and the creation of military forces contemplated in that program.