Army General George C. Marshall, Commanding General of the Field Forces and Chief of Staff Lieut. General H. H. Arnold, Chief of the Army Air .Forces and Deputy Chief of Staff Brigadier General L.T. Gerow, Chief of War Plans Division Brigadier General D. D. Eisenhower, General Staff Corps Joint Secretaries Colonel E. I. C. Jacob Captain J. L. McCrea, Aide to Chief of Naval Operations Lieut. Colonel P.M. Robinert, G-2. GHQ, U.S.A. Major W, T, Sexton, Assistant Secretary, W.D.G.S. 1. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES MARINES FROM ICELAND. ADMIRAL STARK said that he was very anxious to withdraw the 4,500 U. S. Marines from Iceland as soon as possible, as they were urgently needed for other tasks, He hoped that this could be arranged even at the risk of delay in the relief of British troops. MARSHAL DILL agreed as to the importance of withdrawing the Marines. He suggested that the local Commanders might be instructed to draw up the best possible plan for arranging this withdrawal as early as possible. He would telegraph to England to give the necessary instructions. ADMIRAL STARK said that the details of what was required could-be furnished by Brigadier General Gerow. It was agreed that the withdrawal of the 4,500 U.S. Marines now serving in Iceland should be arranged as soon as possible and SIR JOHN DILL undertook to telegraph the necessary instructions to England on receipt of the details of what was required from Brigadier General Gerow. 2. AMERICAN-BRITISH STRATEGY. - considered a revised version, prepared by the U.S. Chiefs of Staff, of the Memorandum on American-British Strategy. (WW-1, U.S. Revised) The various amendments proposed by the U. S. Chiefs of Staff were considered, and with a few exceptions were agreed to, it was also decided that the lists of sea and air bases contained in Paragraph 12 should be omitted. It was further agreed that the paper should be circulated only to the United States and British Chiefs of Staff and their immediate subordinates, and that a note should be inserted in the paper to this effect. |