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of the help which they will give us in return, we will get the
 
information and initiate the action in Yugoslavia which will be
 
most advantageous in the prosecution of the war. I cannot state
 
too strongly that also, in my judgment, the converse is true.
 
If we do not do these things, we cannot extract the maximum rail-
 
itary information or benefit out of Jugoslavia.
 
     K. PARTISAN MILITARY PLANS
 
Tito explained to me that his military plans included the
 
following items listed not in the order of their importance:
 
(1) Establishing either a variable system of tempo-
 
rary beachheads, and temporary supply lines from them in-
 
land to his army corps headquarters or, if he was able,
 
at least one fixed and permanent point of reception at the sea coast and an inland route.
 
(2) The expansion of the Partisan military forces
 
from $00,000 to 500,000 as soon as the necessary military
 
equipment was made available.
 
(3) Formal training of officers and specialists in
 
staff and other schools, some of which are already in op-
 
eration.
 
(4) The importation of a considerable range of heavy
 
equipment, including gum, tanks, vehicles, etc., with a
 
view to altering the character of his tactics.