February 16, 1942 PRIORITY OF OBJECTIVES TO JULY 1 LIST OF PRIORITIES - A 1. United States to take primary responsibility for reinforcing the Netherlands Last Indies, Australia and New Zealand. The men, materiel and munitions to leave the United States prior to March 31. Supporting supplies of men and material to compensate for attrition rate to follow regularly. The force to include the men and materiel that the Joint Chiefs of Staff consider necessary. 2. In addition to convoy, the Navy to strike with every means available in that area the supply lines or concentration points of the Japs. The Navy to provide in Australia such naval base materiel as is required. 3. Every effort made to hold Java as well as defending with all means available all further advances of the Japs. Hold the island of Timor. 4. The British to make such supplamentary assistance as they |