22. GREAT BRITAIN.
 
     a. Manpower. Mobilized to capacity; the bulk of the forces
 
in the UNITED KINGDOM should soon be fully trained and equipped
 
for offensive action.
 
     b. Military. It is estimated that by the end of 1943, the
 
Royal Air Fo'rce will have 225 bomber squadrons (3825 airplanes)
 
and 342 fighter squadrons (4100 airplanes).
 
     The British Imperial Army will consist of 84 combat
 
divisions, including 65 divisions of British and Dominion
 
troops, 15 divisions of African and Indian troops, and 4
 
divisions made up of Allied personnel.
 
     British naval strength at the end of 1943 will be ade-
 
quate for neutralizing enemy surface naval forces in the 
 
ATLANTIC and M[EDITERRANEAN. British naval forces in the
 
INDIAN OCEAN are adequate only if major Japanese naval forces
 
are contained in the PACIFIC.
 
     e. Economic. The productive capacity of GREAT BRITAIN 
 
may be expected to increase only slightly.
 
23, CHINA.
 
     a. As long as Chiang Kai Shek remains in power, Chinese
 
collapse is unlikely. A change in the political regime would
 
reduce the effectiveness of and might eliminate CHINA as an
 
ally. Enemy operations resulting in the isolation of CHINA
 
would curtail and eventually prevent the Military cooperation
 
of CHINA regardless of her political leadership.
 
     b. Manpower. Manpower is not a limitation upon the size
 
of the Chinese Army. The Chinese forces are best adapted to
 
holding operations end guerilla activities.
 
     c. Military. The army now contains fewer Japanese forces
 
than it did in December 1941. Important battles with Japa-
 
nese ground forces may be fought on Chinese soil and will 
 
require the participation of large Chinese forces.
 
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