_~ To the United Kingdom- the occupation of the Azores, the Canary
Islands~ and Diego Suarez in Madagascar,
 
q    To the United States and the United Kingdom acting
          jointly - the occupation of French North Africa.
 
         3.    If the operation in French North Africa as submitted in
our plan (U.S. Serial ABC-4/2, British Serial W.W. (J.P.C.)2) is under
taken ~ we see no prospect of any major movements being carried out in
the Atlantic area for at least three months, and normal reinforcements
to the eastward from the United Kingdom will be severely curtailed.
 
        4.    No major overseas operations can be performed by the
United States unless adequate shipping is immediately made available
for preparation as
troop transports,
 
Washington, D, C.
 
      25th December, 1941.
 
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