d.  Plan D (N. BURMA-ARAKAN-IRRAWADY-BHAMO) -- Occupation 
     of northern BURMA, capture of ARAKAN air fields, seizure of 
     lodgement near BASSEIN, and securing the IRRAWADY.
 
ll. Analysis of Plan A (N. BURMA-AKYAB-RAMREE)
     a. Concept of the operation
     (1) Burmese Coast
                  (a) Capture of the airfield at AKYAB by British 
     forces, followed by the capture of RAMREE ISLAND. 
     Simultaneously there should be a naval demonstration in 
     the BAY OF BENGAL to convince the Chinese that we have 
     control of the waters in the area. 
     (2) Upper BURMA
                  (a) A British advance toward PAKOKKU and MANDALAY 
     from their present positions in the IMPHAL - CHINDWIN 
     RIVER - CHIN HILLS area.
 
                  (b) A Chinese (Ramgarh Force) advance from LEDO to 
     MYITKYINA.
 
     (3) YUNNAN
           (a) Chinese advance from YUNNAN to the line
 
     MYITKYINA - BHAM0 - LASHI0. Junction with Chinese 
     Forces from the LED0 area. Advance to the south and 
     southwest joining the British at MANDALAY.
 
b. Degree of meeting required objectives (Paragraph 9) 
     This course of action, if successful, would maintain
limited pressure on Japanese forces, furnish added security 
to our airfields in INDIA, ASSAM, and YUNNAN, permit the 
establishment of airfields closer to targets in lower BURMA, 
and facilitate the opening of a supply road connecting INDIA 
(LED0) with the BURMA road. However, the flow of supplies and 
munitions to CHINA would, not be materially improved because 
the capacity of the new land route would be hardly equal to 
the requirements of troops in the area. Furnishing supplies
 
 
 
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