ATLANTIC SQUADRON              OUTGOING
 
Heading: 081845                    PRIORITY
 
THIS IS WHITE THIRTEEN XX TO ADMIRAL INGERSOLL X PLEASE DELIVER
FOLLOWING TO COLONEL WARD GENERAL STAFF X A TOTAL OF EIGHTYFOUR
PURSUIT PLANES ARE ALLOCATED TO RUSSIA AT A RATE OF TWENTYEIGHT PER
MONTH STARTING IN SEPTEMBER X IN SO FAR AS POSSIBLE PREP DASH FORTY
DASH BAKER TYPE WILL BE SENT TO REDUCE NUMBER OF FIFTY CAL GUNS X
MAKE SUBSTITUTIONS IN COMBAT GROUPS TO PERMIT DELIVERY TO RUSSIA IN
ACCORDANCE WITH FOREGOING AND TO AVOID INTERFERENCE WITH
MANEUVER GROUPS X FIFTY OF THE PREP DASH FORTY TYPE DELIVERED IN
AUGUST WILL BE SEND DIRECT FROM FACTORY TO THE PHILLIPPINES WITH
UTMOST SPEED X MARSHALL
 
TOD: 1958 TO Rdr Augusta on 2370 Kcs
 
From: Augusta            Date: AUGUST 8
Action To: OPNAV