Memorandwm by the British Ohiefs of Staff
The source text was circulated on January 10 and was attached as Annex 4 to JCCSs-8 ; see ante, p.174.
WAHINGTON, January 8, 1942.
SECRET
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POST-ARCADIA COLLABORATION
1. We think that the United States Chiefs of Staff will wish to know what representatives of the Minister of Defence and the British Chiefs of Staff organization it is proposed to leave in Washington after the departure of th e Arcadia party.
2. To avoid confusion, we suggest that hereafter the word "Joint" should be applied to Inter-Service collaboration and the word "Combined" to collaboration between two or more allied nations.
Representative of the Minister of Defence.
3. Field Marshal Sir John Dill is remaining in Washington as representat ive of theMinister of Defence. He will ha ve contacts with such authorities on the highest level as may be arranged between the President and the Prime Minister.
Representatives of the British Chiefs of Staff,
4. The Heads of the Joint Staff Mission, Admiral Sir Charles Little, Lieut. General Sir Colville Wemyss, and Air Marshal A. T. Harris, will continue to represent the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington. It is hoped that a meeting between the United States Chiefs of Staff or their representatives and the representatives of the British Chiefs of Staff may be held weekly or more often if necessary. An agenda would be circulated befo re each meeting.
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Combined Planning.
5. F or the time being the British representa tives on the Planning
Staff will be-
Navy
Captain C. E. Lambe, R.N., Deputy Director of Plans,
Admiralty
Army
Lieut. Colonel G. K. Bourne
R.A.F.
Group Captain S. C. Strafford
Combined I nteUigence.
6. The arrangement s for production of complete intelligence to
serve the Planning Staffs are of great importance and we suggest
that this matter should either be r eferred to the Combined Planning
Staffs for repor t or considered by the Combined Chiefs of Staff at
their next meeting.
7. 'Ve have here representatives of the J oint Intelligence Commit
tee in London and these are available to work in conjunct ion with
any orga nization the United States Chiefs of Staff may desire.
Priorities and A llocation.
8. In our view, the Combined Chiefs of Staff should settle the
broad programme of requirements based on st rategic policy. 'Ve
suggest th at it will be the duty of the Combined Planning Staffs,
ad vised by appropria te All ocati on Officers, to watch, on behalf of
the Combined Chiefs of Staff, the production progrannnes and to
bring to notice instances where output does not conform to strategic
policy.
o. Simila rly , the Combined Chiefs of Staff should from time to time
issue genera l directives laying down policy to govern the distribution
of ava ilable weapons of war. Effect should be given to these di rectives
by appropriate Combined All ocation Committees. These would meet
periodically and make both long-term allocations (on which planning
and training of for ces must be based), and short- term allocations
to meet immedia te military needs.
10. The British representatives on the appropriate Combined All ocation
Committees will for the present be-
Navy
Rear Admiral J. W. Dorling, R.N.
Army
Brigadier D. Campion
R.A.F.
Air Commodore E . B. C. Betts
11. All ocation should be made as between the United States and
the British Commonwealth, each caring for the needs of t he All ies
for whom it has accepted responsibility.
Military Moeemente.
12. The Combined Chiefs of Staff would settle the broad issues of
priority of overseas movement . I n order to advise the Combined
Chiefs of Staff and to coordinate the movement of United States and
British troops and equipmen t so that th e shipping resour ces of both
countries are put to the best use, it appears to us that a Combined
Body is desirable. The British representatives for such a body are
ava ilable under Brigadi er H. R. Kerr.
13. It is suggested th at this Combined Body should work in close
touch with the Combined Planning Staffs through whom their advice
to the Combined Chiefs of Staff would be submitted.
Secretariat ,
14. A British Secretariat under Brigadier Dykes is availabl e to
serve the above organizations and to work in with any similar Secreta
r iat system which th e United States Chiefs of Staff may establish.
DUDLEY P OUND
J. G. DILL
A. T. HARRIS
(for Chief of Air Staff)
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