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Assistance we would require from the Americas.

10.

Our full requirements from the American Continent

in are clearly a matter for detailed examination but, broad terms, they would be as follows:

(a)

(b)

The immediate and vital requirement would be the provision at once of first line aircraft (nol iding flying-boats) destroyers, light naval craft, military equipment and supplies necessary to maintain our defence forces in being, whilst our own production is being disorganised by the enemy offensive and our reserves expended. Personnel possibly on a voluntary basis, to assist in manning ships and aircraft, are also needed,

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For the further prosecution of the war we should require arrangements to ensure: -

(±)

the stoppage at source of all supplies to enemy countries and territory in enemy occupation, and full co-operation in our contraband control against the remaining European neutrals, including Asiatic Russia.

(ii) the supplies of food, munitions,

and raw materials, if necessary on a credit basis.

(iii)

the provision of merchant shipping to ply between the Americas and the United Kingdom,

(c) The Government of the United States of America should add to their declaration regarding the West Indies a further declaration to the effect that any alteration to the status quo in the Far East would be regarded by them as a casus belli.

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