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Britain for her own use, even while both of us continued to send
materials to other Allied Powers.   Out of this situation grew
the Anglo-American Joint Staff, since the United States insisted
that all supplies should be pooled and allocated in accordance
with the general situation.   We now had as much interest in British
supplies as they had in U. S. production.
     I fear that there may exist a rather general misunderstanding
concerning the functions and authority of this Anglo-American Joint
Staff and its various subsidiary bodies including the Munitions
Assignments Board.   The United States and the United Kingdom are
the only powers who are in a position to dispatch to the other 
countries opposing the Axis a portion of their own combat strength
as represented in airplanes, munitions, ships, naval units, and 
other resources.   The Staff provides the administrative machinery
through which this supporting effort is coordinated and properly
balanced between the United States and the United Kingdom according
to our respective capacities.   The existence of these combined
bodies does not preclude deliberations with all other United Nations
regarding pertinent strategical situations.    Quite the contrary.
While other countries such as Canada or Russia are not represented 
on the Anglo-American Joint Material Staff, we have established a 
definite method here in Washington for handling question that
involve each Allied country.    We have established a Pacific War
Council, on which all nations bordering on the Pacific are
represented.   Its members have the task of studying political-
 
 
 
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                    By Deputy Archivist of the U. S. 
                    By W. J. Stewart    Date Feb 2 1972
 
 
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