IN THE PACIFIC AREA a. How many planes does it take adequately to reinforce Hawaii and when will those planes be there? b. How many planes to reinforce Panama and when will they be there? c. How many would be required in the whole of the Far Eastern area to afford support sufficient to prevent that area falling into the hands of the enemy? d. Can the british provide any of these planes and if so how many, of what type and when? e. What planes could we supply, by what route and when? f. If we have not adequate ammunition for these combat planes can the British supplement that by loaning us ammunition for a few months? g. More specifically what steps can be taken for the defense of Singapore and the Philappines? h. Are we going to lake an effort to get an air unit into China in addition to the planes already there? i. Are we going to order the American fliers there into the Army and are they going to be reinforced by planes, what type, when and how? j. What would be the plan of operations in event of the fall of Singapore? k. Would the Dutch East Indies, Australia and New Zealand be defensible and is there a plan for action in the event of that contingency? |