. ATLANTIC FLEET OUTGOING 121540 PRIORITY FOR RADM INGERSOLL X WHITE TWENTY ONE X PLEASE TRANSMIT FOLLOWING TO COL WARD GENERAL STAFF QUOTE FOR WPD COLON PROCEED WITH PLANS AND DEFINITE PREPARATION FOR INDIGO TWO ON FOLLOWING BASIS COLON INDIGO OUTSIDE COMMA BEYOND WESTERN HEMISPHERE X MARINES TO REMAIN X TOTAL OF US TROOPS TO BE BROUGHT TO TEN THOUSAND X TO EASE PERSONNEL DIFFICULTIES PROCEED IMMEDIATELY WITH ENDEAVOR TO SECURE VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENT OF SELECTEES IN ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED AND REASSIGNMENT OF RESERVE OFFICERS COMPLEMENT ON VOLUNTARY BASIS X CARRY OUT THESE MEASURES AS SECRETLY AS POSSIBLE BUT GO AHEAD WITH THEM VIGOROUSLY X |