U.S. SERIAL ABC-4/4 (FINAL)                                                                              :December 3!, 1941
 BRITISH SERIAL ~WW (J.P,C;)4
 
PROPOSED TASKS .FOR THE JOINT PLANNING COMMITTEE
 
         1.    A study of the relative importance and interrelation of the 'var. ious military projects and movements which affect the Atlantic theatre and which may be required to give effect to the agreedGrand Strategy during the first part of 1942.
 
'This report will include .consldera%ion of'the following:
 
_a. ~tOVEMENTS
 
                          (1)    Relief of Iceland.
 
                          (2)    MGvement of three Dlv. isions and one Armored Div. ision from
                                 the United 'States to Northern Ireland.
 
                          (8) MOvement of United States air forces to the United Kingdom.
                          (4) Relief of British in Aruba and Curacao.
 
~. PROJECTS
 
                          (1)    Joint United States-British occupation of .French 'North
                                 Africa.
 
                          (2) United States occupation of'
 
                                  (a) .French West Africa and Cape Verde Islands.
 
                                  (b) ~Northeast Brazil.
 
(S) British occupat, lon of'
 
                                 (a)     The Azores.
                                 ~(b)    The Canaries and Madeira.
                                 (c)     Diego Suarez.
 
        2.    Coordination of the Victory Programs ofthe United States andthe British Commonwealth andadjustment of theirbroad outlines ,in accordance
with strategic .considerations and production possibilities.
 
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