number of extra soldiers they want to equip, and then divided
 
it by 3,000, which is the total capacity per plan when material
 
to be dropped is packed in thombolds and containers, which in-
 
creases the net weight of the material by 50% and brings the
 
figure up to 4,500, which is DC-5 capacity for dropping. They
 
said.. "No. How many plane-loads was it?" I said that con-
 
servatively estimated, it amounted to 200 plane-loads, which
 
means, based on past performance, that they would have to stop
 
receiving any other supplies by air whatsoever for three months
 
and use the entire existing plane capacity in order to be able
 
to equip these 200,000 troops. I thought, incidentally, that
 
this was an interesting example of so-called Partisan planning.
 
Even if a secure route to the sea is opened up and held by
 
the Partisans, it is questionable whether there would be any
 
point in bringing much heavy equipment to them. Even though
 
they do not admit it, they neither have nor have access to the
 
necessary fuel and lubricants to operate motorized equipment in
 
any quantity, nor do they have either the training or the facil-
 
ities to establish and maintain big munitions dinraps, repair sta-
 
tions or the other facilities indispensable to the useful employ-
 
merit of heavy war equipment. They could, however, greatly al-
 
leviate their present situation through the possession of such
 
a secure route since they could thereby receive a steady flow
 
of more of the same kind of material v:hich they are now receiv-
 
ing in such irregular and inadequate quanties.