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ANNEX I.
UNITED STATES LEASED BASES-LOCAL DEFENSE.
UNITED STATES AND BRITISH STAFF CONVERSATIONS.
Joint Letter of Transmittal.
Washington, D.C.,
To: The Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy.
The Chief of Staff, United States Army. The Chiefs of Staff of the United Kingdom.
Sirs,
August 30, 1941.
REPRESENTATIVES of the United States Joint Planning Committee and the British Joint Staff Mission in Washington met at Washington on the 9th July, 1941, to conduct staff conversations on the principles of command and local defense of the United States Leased Bases and the British Territories in which they lie, excluding Newfoundland.
2. The Conference recognizes that the Agreement attached is made subject to the approval of the United States and British Chiefs of Staff and subsequent confirmation by the President of the United States and the United Kingdom Government.
3. The Agreement is based on the understanding that there shall be at all times mutual co-operation in local defense, and that, on instructions from the Governments of both the Associated Powers, or when the Associated Powers become mutually associated in a war against a common enemy, there shall be unity of command of the United States and British local defense forces.
4. It may be found necessary, in the light of experience, to establish a Joint Advisory Board at some suitable place to be agreed upon by the Associated Powers, to which Local Combined Defense Committees and Local Joint Military Defense Sub-Committees can refer points of difference for decision.
5. In course of time it may be found necessary to co-ordinate the tactical operations of the United States Army Air Forces and the Royal Air Force engaged in local defense at any or all of the Territories concerned by the exercise of unity of command over these Air Forces by an Air Officer of either of the Associated Powers.
6. The discussions did not include a consideration of the use by a Third Power of the facilities of either of the Associated Powers, since this matter was considered to be outside the scope of the Conference.
(Signed)
HARRY J. MALONY,
Brigadier-General, United States Army.
F. P. THOMAS,
Commander, United States Navy.
V. H. DANCKWERTS,
Rear-Admiral,
for C. J. LITTLE, Admiral.
H. C. B. WEMYSS,
Lieut-General.
A. T. HARRIS,
Air Marshal.
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