Should Britain lose the war, the military consequences 
 
to the United States would be serious.
 
     If we are to prevent the disruption of the British
 
Empire, we must support its vital needs.
 
     Obviously, the British Isles, the "Heart of the
 
Empire", must remain intact.
 
     But even if the British Isles are held, this does not
 
mean that Britain can win the war. To win, she must finally be
 
able to effect the complete, or, at least, the partial collapse
 
of the German Reich.
 
     This result might, conceivably, be accomplished by
 
bombing and by economic starvation through the agency of the
 
blockade. It surely can be accomplished only by military
 
successes on shore, facilitated possibly by over-extension
 
and by internal antagonisms developed by the Axis conquests.
 
     Alone, the British Empire lacks the man power and the
 
material means to master Germany. Assistance by powerful 
 
allies is necessary both with respect to men and with respect
 
to munitions and supplies. If such assistance is to function
 
effectively, Britain must not only continue to maintain the
 
blockade, but she must also retain intact geographical positions
 
from which successful land action can later be launched.
 
     Provided England continues to sustain its present
 
successful resistance at home, the area of next concern to the
 
British Empire ought to be the Egyptian Theater.
 
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