ANNEX 1 TO JCCSs-4 ABC-.4 C/S USA Proposed draft of instructions to the Supr. eme Commander, Southwestern Pacific Theater~ submitted by United States Chiefs of Staff for the consideration of the Joint United States-British Chiefs of Staff Conference. Letter of Instructions to be signed by the government of the country from which the Supreme Commander is chosen, and countersigned by representatives of each of the otherpowers in the group, Australia, Dutch East Indies, British and the United States. To: Supreme Commander, Southwestern Pacific Theater. (Letters, similar in content, will be sent byeach of the ADBU governments to its highest Army, Navy and Air Commander in the Southwestern Pacific Theater.) Subject' Letter of Instructions. 1 By agreement among the Governments of Australia, The' Netherlands, . the United Kingdom and the United States~ hereinafter referred to'aS the ADBU governments~ the Southwestern Pacific Theater has been constituted~ to comprise all land and sea areas.included in the region Malaya - Australia'Philippine Islands~ all inclusive. 2. You have been designated as the Supreme Commander of the Southwestern Theater and of all armed .forces afloat~ ashore and in the. air of the ADBU governments stationed therein and allotted by their respective governments for service in that theater~ except that you are not authorized to transfer, from the territory of any of the ADBU governments land troops of that government except with the consent of the local commander or his government. You are authorized to employ naval and air forces in general support of operations in the theater assigned you. However~ during the period of initial air reinforcement~ it being the view of all the associated governments that air Superiority over the enemy should be attained as soon as possible, each government reserves the right to assign and employ its pursuit and fighter airplanes at its own discretion. All accumulations of pursuit and fighter airplanes beyond the minimum requirements fixed by each government~ will pass to your general r eserve~ for use under your 'directi'on. 3. The ADBU governments have further agreed as follows' '- I -- |