WASHINGTON SIMULTANEOUSLY STOP YOU WILL INFORM THE PRIME
 
MINISTER THAT THE PRESIDENT IS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE
 
PROPOSALS REGARDING ORGANIZATION AND COMMAND OF THE AUSTRALIAN
 
AREA AS RECENTLY SUBMITTED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT EXCEPT
 
AS TO SOME DETAILS CONCERNING RELATIONSHIP TO COMBINED CHIEFS
 
OF STAFF AND AS TO BOUNDARIES STOP THESE AS QUICKLY AS 
 
PRACTICABLE STOP UPON COMPLETION OF YOUR VISIT TO THE PRIME
 
MINISTER YOU WILL INFORM THE WAR DEPARTMENT BY URGENT RADIO
 
THAT THIS MISSION HAS BEEN COMPLETED STOP END OF PRESIDENT'S
 
INSTRUCTIONS STOP PARA YOU WILL ARRANGE TO TURN COMMAND OF
 
AMERICAN ARMY FORCES IN AUSTRALIA OVER TO GENERAL MACARTHUR
 
AS SOON AFTER HIS LANDING AS PRACTICABLE AND WILL REPORT TO HIM
 
AS HIS DEPUTY FOR COMMAND OF AIR FORCES COMMA THE U.S. IMMEDIATELY
 
AND ALL AIR FORCES IF ARRANGEABLE STOP INFORM GENERAL MACARTHUR
 
FULLY CONCERNING ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS AND OF ALL STEPS HERETOFORE
 
TAKEN REFERENCE THIS AND OTHER MATTERS STOP REQUEST HIM TO
 
INFORM THE WAR DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY AS TO THE NAME OF EACH
 
INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPANYING HIM TO AUSTRALIA STOP
 
                                                                                                 MARSHALL
 
 
 
 
                                                  DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER,
                                                  Brigadier General
                                                  Assistant Chief of Staff.
 
 
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