-2-#6148, December 19, midnight (SECTION FIVE) from London
 
whether it is due to a decision to withdraw troops from Russia with a view to an offensive
elsewhere, E. G. The Iberian Peninsula or North Africa.
     If it is due to a set back then the question of whether the Russians can effectively exploit
the position has to be determined and if the decision is that she can then all other considerations
would have to be waived in favor of giving her every ounce of assistance that can be afforded in
order to enable her to do so.
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