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Memorandum by the United States Chiefs of
Staff
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C.C.S. 677/1
[
Quebec
,] 13 September 1944.
Future Operations in the
Mediterranean
Reference: CCS 172d
Meeting, Item 5c.1
The United States Chiefs of Staff have considered the draft message
to General Wilson proposed by the British Chiefs of Staff (Enclosure
“A”) in connection with item 5c, C.C.S. 172d Meeting, and recommend [Page 430] that the Combined Chiefs
of Staff dispatch the message attached as Enclosure “B” to SACMed in lieu of Enclosure
“A.”2
Enclosure “A”
Draft Telegram to General Wilson Proposed
by the British Chiefs of Staff Pursuant to Item 5c, C.C.S. 172d Meeting
- 1.
- The Combined Chiefs of Staff took note of your
Naf
774 this morning.
- 2.
- The following decisions are sent for your information and
guidance in future planning:
- (a)
- There will be no withdrawals from the Fifth U.S.
Army, at any rate until the success of General
Alexander’s operations is ensured.
- (b)
- For the capture of the Istrian Peninsula you may
count on having the amphibious lift now in the
Mediterranean. You should prepare plans for carrying
out this operation as soon as possible. You should
submit this plan to Combined Chiefs of Staff at the
earliest date, and, in any event, not later than
15th October.
Enclosure “B”
Draft Telegram to General Wilson Proposed
by the United States Chiefs of Staff in Connection With Item
5c, C.C.S. 172d Meeting
- 1.
- The Combined Chiefs of Staff took note of your
Naf
774 this morning.
- 2.
- The following decisions are sent for your information and
guidance in future planning:
- (a)
- There will be no withdrawals of major units from
the Fifth U.S. Army until the outcome of the present
Italian offensive is known.
- (b)
- For planning the capture of the Istrian Peninsula
you may count on having the amphibious lift now in
the Mediterranean. You should submit this plan to
Combined Chiefs of Staff at the earliest date, and,
in any event, not later than 10th October.
