be to retain their major naval forces in the PACIFIC and
 send a striking force into the INDIAN OCEAN area.
 
c. UNITED NATIONS forces required:
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(1) Air
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    Air forces at present allocated for BURMA and CHINA
 are not sufficient to meet the requirements. The UNITED 
STATES can augment its air forces in the area by one heavy
and one medium bombardment group from north AFRICA, 
after HUSKY (Appendix "B").
 
        Provided British air forces are increased to meet
their present indicated deficiencies of about 90 heavy
bombers and 120 fighters, the air forces will meet the
requirements of the plan.
 
REQUIREMENTS AND AVAILABILITY MAJOR COMBAT UNITS,
                       U.S.A.A.F. AND' BRITISH
 
   U.S. (INDIA and CHINA)                             BRITISH***
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                                     Requirements          On Hand          Requirements          On Hand
                                                                        and
                                                                    En Route
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Heavy Bombers*                  70                          69**                96                             l0
Lt. andMediumBombers        ll4                          90**              128                          205
Fighters                                240                        273                 352                          230
 
* One heavy bomber group in CHINA not included.
 
** Deficiency can be met by diversion of one heavy (35 air- 
planes) and one medium bomber group (57 airplanes) from 
north AFRICA after completion of HUSKY.
 
*** 1/3 British airplanes in INDIA considered available, except
 for heavy bombers. Information is not available on the
 number of British airplanes en route.
 
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