(e) Sustain China by the greatest volume of supplies that can be got into China, without prohibitive cost in transport. (f) Other firm coImnitments, approved from time to time, for political or military reasons as essential to the conduct of the war. V. STRATEGIC UNDERTAKINGS. Priority as between the Axis in Europe and Japan. (a) Resources available for strategic undertakings will be allocated on the basis of the approved over-all strategy of conducting a strategic offensive against the Axis in Europe, while maintaining and extending unremitting pressure against Japan. (b) As between these two basic undertakings, avail- able resources will be allocated as follows: (1) For operations against the Axis in Eu~ope all resources over and above those allocated for use against Japan. (2) For operations against Japan resources adequate to ensure that operations in Europe are not prejudiced by the necessity to divert forces there- from, in order to relieve an adverse situation arising from operations against Japan; the extent of such oper ations, however~ to be kept within limits which will not, in the opinion of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, jeopardize the ability of the United Nations to take advantage of a favorable opportunity to defeat Germany decisively in 1943. Priority as among specific operations. (a) Within the scope of the resources allocated for use against Japan, the operations to be undertaken in the Pacific and their relative priority will be decided by the JointChiefs of Staff. (b) Within the resources allocated to the European theater and to the Far East, the priority of major operations is established in the order: TORCH, HUSKY, SICKLE, ANAKIM, BOLERO. -2- |