Joint Secretaries Colonel E. I. C. Jacob Commander R. D. Coleridge, R.N. Captain J. L. McCrea, Aide to Chief of Naval Operations Lieut. Colonel P.M. Robinett, 6-2, GHQ, U.S. Army Major W. T. Sexton~ Assistant Secretary, W.D.6. S. 1. PRIORITIES FOR UNITED STATES AND UNITED KINGDOM OVERSEAS EXPEDITIONS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE CONFERENCE approved a final draft of the Joint Planning Committee's Report on Priorities for United States and United Kingdom Overseas Expeditions in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Serial ABC-4/1, British Serial WW (J.P.C.) 1) . (See Annex 1) 2. AMERICAN-BRITISH STRATEGY (WW-1). z At the request of REAR ADMIRAL TURNER, action on this paper was deferred. 3. NORTHWEST AFRICA PROJECT, U. S. ARC-4/2, BRITISt{ WW(J.P.C.)2. Action on this paper was deferred at the request of the British. 4. SUPPORTING MEASURES FOR THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. Action on U.S. ARC-4/3, British WW(J.P.C.)3, was deferred by common consen t. At this time, the following officers withdrew from the Conference' Rear Admiral W. R. Sexton~ U.S. N.; Rear A/hniral P.. K. Turner, U.S. N.; Rear Admiral J. H. Towers, U. S. N.; Major General Thomas tIolcomb, U. S. M. C.; Captain J. L. McCrea, U. S. N.; Brigadier General Raymond Lee, U.S. A.; and Commander R. D. Coleridge, R. N. 5. UNITY OF CO~[MAND IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC TItEATER. a METHOD OF HANDLING QUESTIONS CONCERNING THAT TNEATER. ADMIRAL POUND said that the proposal for the establishment of unity of command in the Southwestern Pacific'Theater had been referred by the Prime Mirlister to London, for consideration by the War Cabinet. In his telegram he had included the following sentence, "He (General Wayell) would receive his orders from an appropriate .joint body, who will be responsible to him as Minister of Defense, and to the President of the United States, who is also Commander-in-Chief of all U.S. forces." - 2 - |