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In general I find myself in agreement with the Commander-in-Chief's plan, but all possible field-troops must be saved from the beaches and gathered into the
'Leopard' brigades and other immediate mobile supports. Emphasis should be laid upon the main reserve. The battle will be won or lost not on the beaches, but by the mobile brigades and the main reserve. Until the Air Force is worn down by prolonged air fighting and destruction of aircraft supply, the power of the Navy remains decisive against any serious invasion.
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The above observations apply only to the immediate summer months. We must be much better equipped and stronger before the autumn,
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