Memorandum by the U.S. Chiefs of Staff
Québec, 20 August 1943.
Secret
CCS 301/2
| References: | a. CCS 301 |
| b. CCS 301/1 |
Specific Operations in the Pacific and Far East, 1943-44
The U.S. Chiefs of Staff believe that the proposed subparagraph for inclusion in paragraph 8 of CCS 301, circulated as CCS 301/1, does not express the importance of the maintenance and buildup of the air route into China, or the intention of the Combined Chiefs of Staff in regard thereto.
The U.S. Chiefs of Staff recommend the inclusion of the following subparagraph in paragraph 8 of CCS 301, in lieu of the subparagraph presented in CCS 301/1:
(i) Air Route into China
Present plans provide for first priority of resources available in the China-Burma-India Theater, on the building up and increasing of the air routes and air supplies to China, and the development of air facilities, with a view to:
- Keeping China in the war.
- Intensifying operations against the Japanese.
- Maintaining increased U.S. and Chinese Air Forces in China.
- Equipping Chinese ground forces.