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                      JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
 
        STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF THE SEIZURE
 
       AND OCCUPATION OF THE TOE 0F ITALY
 
                         Note by the Secretaries
 
          The attached report, prepared by the Joint War Plans 
Committee, is forwarded to the Joint Chiefs of Staff for
consideration.
 
 
 
                                                   J. R. DEANE,
 
                                                   F. B. ROYAL,
 
                                                   Joint Secretariat.