5. The forces required and comments on availability are 
indicated below:
 
            a. Air
                Same as for Revised ANAKIM (Enclosure "A").
 
            b. Ground
                13 Chinese divisions, 7 Indian divisions, 1 British 
    division, and 4 assault brigades - available.
 
            c. Naval
                2 BB, 2 CV, 6 ACV, 2 CA, 4 CL, 3 CL(AA), 36 DD, 20 DE, 
    and 10 AMS - DMS -- British can provide all but 3 CL(AA), 
    9DD, and 17 DE.
 
            d.Status of equipment and miscellaneous personnel is 
    shown in Appendix "B".
 
    6. Degree of meeting required objectives.
     
        This course of action, in addition to the operations in 
upper BURMA outlined in Enclosure "A", after capturing supporting 
air bases, requires advance over the ARAKAN YOMAS. The advance 
from AN is over a well used pack trail, and from TAUNGUP via a 
one way dry weather road. Each route would require considerable 
road construction, but such is considered within the capabilities 
of the forces employed. Passage over the YOMAS will permit 
joining with the forces in upper BURMA, and securing the IRRAWADDY 
from PROME to MYITKYINA. The establishment of good overland 
communications to PROME and MAGWE would facilitate the assault 
on RANGOON in the next dry season, or possibly during the 
monsoon period of 1944 due to the good overland communications 
from PROME to RANGOON. Airfields are established closer to 
targets in lower BURMA than are now available in the CHITTAGONG 
area.
 
    7. Conclusions as stated in Enclosure "A" are applicable.
 
DECLASSIFIED
JCS memo, 1-4-74
By RHP, NLR, Date FEB 19 1974
 
 
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                                                       Enclosure "B"