AIR MARSHAL HARRIS saidhe would like to check with General Arnold the list of Air Routes which had been inserted. Subject to a final checklby Air Marshal Harris with General Arnold of the Air Routes paragraph, the U.S. and British Chiefs of Staff approved the memorandum (See Annex No. 1) American-British Strategy. WW-1 (Final), on American-British Strategy as amended in the discussion, and agreed that it should be submitted to the President and the Prime Minister. 3. SUPPORTING MEASURES FOR THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. - THE CONFERENCE considered a report (U.S. ABC-4/3, British WW (J.P.C. 3) by the Joint Planning Committee on supporting measures for the Southwest Pacific. ADMIRAL POUND said that as there would be an interval before General Wavell could take up his conroland, he thought it would be desirable to dispatch a telegram to the U.S. and British Commanders-in-Chief in the Far East to inform them of the general policy which had been agreed upon by the Chiefs of Staff. He handed across copies of a telegram which he had drafted for this purpose. The draft telegram was considered and a number of amendments were agreed upon. Later in the meeting after Admiral King had entered further consideration was given to the telegram, and some additional amendments made. A few minor amendments to the report were also accepted by the Joint Planning Committee. It was agreed a. That the telegram, as amended in the discussion, should be dispatched forthwith to United States and British Commanders in the Far East. b. That the report by the Joint Planning Committee, subject to the incorporation of the minor amendments agreed to in the discussion, 'should be approved. The report and the telegram in their final form were subsequently circulated as U.S. ABC-4/3 British WW-4 (See Annex 2.) 4. NORTHWEST AFRICA PROJECT. - ADMIRAL STARK said that the United States Chiefs of Staff were not ready to discuss the report by the Joint Planning Committee on this subject, (U S. ABC-4/2, British WW (J.R.C.2). -- 3 -- |