S E C R E T
 
     The British would like to have this read as follows:
     "To conduct the major strategic offensive against the Axis 
in the European - Mediterranean Theater with maximum possible 
forces, while maintaining the strategic defensive in other
areas."
     The British have consistently indicated that their main
interest is the War in Europe, and that all other undertakings
should be kept at the minimum with a view to pressing that
offensive. They have believed and strongly advocated that the
major effort against the Axis in Europe in 1943 should be made
in the Mediterranean.
 
III. ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
      RESOURCES WILL BE ALLOCATED TO MEET APPR0VED STRATEGIC
COMMITMENTS ON A SCALE SUBJECT TO REVIEW FROM TIME TO TIME.
RESOURCES AVAILABLE AFTER MEETING CURRENT STRATEGIC COMMITMENTS
WILL BE ALLOCATED TO APPR0VED STRATEGIC UNDERTAKINGS, SUBJECT TO
ALTERATION IN KEEPING WITH THE CHANGING SITUATION.
     This statement would probably be satisfactory to the
British, provided that the words "by the Combined Chiefs of 
Staff" be added after "review" in the first sentence and
after "allocated" in the second sentence. This would 
represent no change in the intent of this paragraph but 
would relieve the British concern lest such "review" and
"alteration" be undertaken by the Joint Chiefs of Staff
alone.
 
IV. EXISTING STRATEGIC UNDERTAKINGS
      PRIORITY GROUP 1.
 
      (a) MAINTAIN THE SECURITY, AND WAR-MAKING CAPACITY OF THE
WESTERN HEMISPHERE AND BRITISH ISLES.
      (b) SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN OUR FORCES IN ALL AREAS TO WHICH
COMMITTED.
       (c) KEEP ENEMY SUBMARINE EFFORT UNDER INCREASINGLY
EFFECTIVE CONTROL.
 
 
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