5. The forces required and comments on availability are indicated below: a. Air Same as for Revised ANAKIM (Enclosure "A"). b. Ground 13 Chinese divisions, 7 Indian divisions, 1 British division, and 4 assault brigades - available. c. Naval 2 BB, 2 CV, 6 ACV, 2 CA, 4 CL, 3 CL(AA), 36 DD, 20 DE, and 10 AMS - DMS -- British can provide all but 3 CL(AA), 9DD, and 17 DE. d.Status of equipment and miscellaneous personnel is shown in Appendix "B". 6. Degree of meeting required objectives. This course of action, in addition to the operations in upper BURMA outlined in Enclosure "A", after capturing supporting air bases, requires advance over the ARAKAN YOMAS. The advance from AN is over a well used pack trail, and from TAUNGUP via a one way dry weather road. Each route would require considerable road construction, but such is considered within the capabilities of the forces employed. Passage over the YOMAS will permit joining with the forces in upper BURMA, and securing the IRRAWADDY from PROME to MYITKYINA. The establishment of good overland communications to PROME and MAGWE would facilitate the assault on RANGOON in the next dry season, or possibly during the monsoon period of 1944 due to the good overland communications from PROME to RANGOON. Airfields are established closer to targets in lower BURMA than are now available in the CHITTAGONG area. 7. Conclusions as stated in Enclosure "A" are applicable. DECLASSIFIED JCS memo, 1-4-74 By RHP, NLR, Date FEB 19 1974 - 18 - Enclosure "B" |