1,
 
POINTS ON WHICH BRITISH AGREEMENT IS SOUGHT,    UNDER
CONDITIONS STATED IN PARAG~H 3 a
 
        '_a.    In cooperation with commanders of adjacent areas, the
United States Representative to be permitted to establish and/or use
bases, routes, and staging areas in India and Burma to support his
operations in and north of Burma.
 
         b_.    The United States Representative to be authorized to
make every effort to increasethe capacity of the Burma route,
throughout its length from Rangoon to Chungking. To do this he will
probably be given complete executive control of the China Section of
the route. On the British Section, control will still be exercised by
the British authorities, both military and civil, To achieve the
general aim, these British authorities will be instructed to carry out
every possible improvement to the route in accordance with the
requirements of the United States Representative and will accept such
American technicians and equipment as may be necessary for the
improvement of facilities in the Port of Rangoon and along the route
itself.
 
         c.    The United States Representative, by arrangement with
the British Commanders in Burma, to be permitted to construct and/or
use necessary airfields in Burros,,
 
         d,    The United States Representative to be accepted as the
principal liaison agency between the Supreme Commander of the ABDA Area
and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.