10. Pressure on Britain to speed leases Bermuda
and Newfoundland (essential).
11. Change laws to take limit off naval and marine
personnel - limit to President's discretion.
12. Prepare plans for concentration camps (Army-
Justice).
13. Executive Order to call Volunteer Reserves,
including communication and merchant marine reserves.
14. Withdraw Marines from North China(this means
Embassy should be closed). Leave very small token
force. Stop sending replacements, Marines Shanghai -
let attrition operate. Consider withdrawal when
currency situation permits.
15. Netherlands East Indies:- Assist in material;
line up for mutual support.
The following are matters for Treasury and State:
1. Freeze credits and assets of Japan.
2. Continue to bolster Chinese credit.
3. Take such steps as may be necessary to insure
Chinese currency carrying on in case Shanghai is
occupied by Japan.
For consideration, but in abeyance for the moment:
1. Alert the Asiatic Station at once to get ships
other than river gunboats out of China. This should
be the first secret step.
2. Alert the Naval Establishment (Establish security
patrols, etc.)
Military Establishment
Merchant Marine (Clippers)
Department of Justice - sabotage -
Surveillance of agents
Panama Canal - all security measures