J.C.S. Files
Note by the Secretaries of the Combined Chiefs of Staff
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C.C.S. 654/7
C.C.S. 654/7
[Quebec,] 12 September 1944.
Program for the “Octagon” Conference
Reference: CCS 172d Meeting, Item 31
In their 172d Meeting the Combined Chiefs of Staff approved the following program for the Octagon Conference:
- I.
- Tuesday, 12th September
- a.
- Control of Strategic Bomber Force.
- b.
- Zones of occupation—provision of forces.
- c.
- Machinery for Inter-Allied coordination in Moscow.
- d.
- Situation report from SHAEF and SACMed.
- e.
- C.I.C. report on the enemy situation in Europe.
- f.
- General Eisenhower’s future plan of campaign.
- g.
- General Wilson’s plan of campaign.
- II.
- Wednesday, 13th September
- h.
- Prospect of redeployment of forces from European Theater for war against Japan.
- i.
- C.I.C. report on enemy situation in the Pacific.
- j.
- Situation report on the Pacific and from SACSEA.
- k.
- Strategy for the defeat of Japan.
- III.
- Thursday, 14th September
- l.
- British participation in the Pacific in the war against Japan.
- m.
- Future operations in Southeast Asia.
- IV.
- Friday, 15th September
- n.
- Continuation of discussion of items listed in III above.
- o.
- Further consideration of the redeployment of forces from the European Theater for the war against Japan.
- p.
- Possible Russian participation [in] the war against Japan.
A. J. McFarland
A. T. Cornwall-Jones
Combined Secretariat
A. T. Cornwall-Jones
Combined Secretariat