S E C R E T
 
     (2) Other courses of action should be as in b, except
      that forces required to insure the stability of the govern-
      ment would be considerably smaller.
 
     15. The strength of UNITED NATIONS forces to be established
in ITALY will depend upon whether the occupation will be the
result of civil war, a collapse, or an unconditional surrender,
and upon the nature of defense required. It is impossible to
predict the circumstances which will control the strength of
these forces. It appears likely that fifteen divisions would be
the minimum required. A force of this size might be made avail-
able from the garrisons in the MEDITERRANEAN area, otherwise
they would have to be built up gradually from other areas.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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