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J. .333305-MONO-State Galley 709 UNCORRECTED GALLEY PROOF and have agreed that deficits should be adjusted in accordance with the following principles:- In the event of a deficit in shipping resources, first priority should be given to the basic undertakings in support of the over-all strategic concepts as agreed in ARGONAUT. So long as these first priority requirements are not adequately covered, shipping for other requirements will not be allocated without prior consultation with the appropriate Chiefs of Staff. 20. For the second half of 1945 the principal difficulty will be troop shipping, which will become particularly acute in the last quarter of the year. We have agreed that the matter should be reviewed and a report submitted to the Combined Chiefs of Staff not later than 1 April 1945. This report will take account, from the shipping point of view, of the possibility that the war against Germany may continue beyond 1 July 1945. Oil 21. We have reviewed and agreed upon the levels of stocks of all petroleum products that should be maintained in all theaters. The text of our agreement is attached as Appendix "D." 2 Not printed. Equipment for Allied and Liberated Forces 22. The Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean, has submitted proposals (NAF 841) 2 designed to assist the Greek Government in forming their own army and so releasing British forces for employ- ment elsewhere. We have agreed that the British Chiefs of Staff should proceed to implement the Supreme Commander's proposals, on the understand- ing that this will not interfere with the provision of equipment for Allied and liberated forces in Northwest Europe, nor result in subsequent direct or indirect charges against United States resources. Appendix "A" DIRECTIVE TO SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER, MEDITERRANEAN, REPEATED TO SCAEF 1. It is our primary intention in the war against Germany to build up the maximum possible strength on the Western Front and to seek a decision in that theater. We have, therefore, reviewed your directive and decided as follows:- Greece 2. The earliest possible discharge of British obligations in Greece must be your constant aim. The object of British presence and operations in Greece is to secure that part of Greece which is necessary for the establishment of the authority of a free Greek Government. 3. This object must always be regarded in the light of the paramount need for releasing troops from Greece for use against the Germans You should, therefore, concentrate on building up a Greek force on a national basis as soon as possible. Italy 4. In pursuance of the policy given in paragraph 1, it has been decided to withdraw from your theater to the Western Front up to

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