In cordially approving the Report of the Combined Chiefs of 
      Staff drawn up after thorough examination of the problems, the 
      President and the Prime Minister wish to emphasise the following 
      points which should be steadily pressed in all preparations:-
 
      
 
 
(1) The desirability of finding means of running the W.J. 
      Russian convoys even through the husky period.
 
      
 
 
(2) The urgency of sending the air reinforcements to General 
      Chenhault's force in China and of finding means to make them 
      fully operative.
 
      
 
 
(3) The importance of achieving the favourable June moon for 
      HUSKY and the grave detriment to our interests which will be 
      incurred by an apparent suspension of activity during the summer 
      months.
 
      
 
 
(4) The need to build up more quickly the United States striking 
      force in the United Kingdom so as to be able to profit by favourable 
      August weather