British and United States Governments forthwith the other Governments
concerned being presented with a fait accompli~ and being asked to
noti‚y their acceptance,,
 
                         ADMIRAL POUND said that the Prime Minister had
already sent off telegrams to the New Zealand and Australian
Governments~ so that there :was unlikely to .be much delay.. The
British Chiefs of Staff proposed to telegraph their proposals to the
Prime Minister forthwith for his approval,,
 
ADMIRAL STARK said that he would also submit them forthwith to
the President,
 
The United States and British Chiefs of Staff approved the proposals
forhandling matters concerning the Southwestern Pacific Theater, as set
out in the Memorandum as Annex 2, and agreed to submit them forthwith
to the President and the Prime Minister, for approval.
 
'h LETTER 0F INSTRUCTIONS TO THE SUPREME COMMANDER.,
 
                         THE CONFERENCE was informed that a draft
Letter of Instructions, prepared by the Joint Planning Committee, would
be .circulated to them that evening., The British Chiefs of Staff
proposed to telegraph its contents to London for comment,.
 
THE . CONFERENCE took note of this, and agreed to meet at 11:.30 the
following morning to consider the Draft Letter.
 
          6,,      PROPOSED COMMUNICATION TO GENERALISSIMO CHIANG
KAI-SHEK.
 
GENERAL MARSHALL said that'the President was very anxious to send
a message to Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek, so as to reach him before
the public announcement of the setting up of unified command in the
Southwestern Pacific Theater, General Matruder had reported that the
Generalissimo was
considerably upset by events in Burma and particularly by the diversion
to the British there of Lend..Lease materiel destined for China, It
would therefore be. desirable to send him an encouraging message, which
would make clear that the other Associated Powers considered that he
had an important part to play on the world's stage,. This would obviate
any danger which might exist of his resenting the fact that he had
not.been consulted about the setting up of the Southwestern Pacific
Command. 'He (General Marshall) had accordingly drafted a message,
which he read to the Conference,.
 
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