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against either Okinawa or the Philippines of the
light bomber types now available to the USSR
in the Far East. Similarly, hostile bases on
Formosa greatly increase the airborne threat to
the entire southern flank of the FEC. The range
of USSR coastal type submarines operating from
this salient in our front line is 200 miles
greater than from any base on the mainland, and
provides even these short-range craft with the
capabilities to envelop both Okinawa and Northern
Luzon.
Based on both FEC and JCS estimates of Soviet
air and submarine resources in the Far East, the
Communists have the capability to extend their
forces southward from their present position and
still maintain an imposing degree of strength in
both areas.
A. The importance of Okinawa and the Philippines
is increased to both the United States and the
USSR as Communism moves toward Southeast Asia.
Formosa presents the USSR with a concentration
of bases from which to strike our positions which
is greater than any similar concentration on the
mainland. It would be unrealistic to assume that
the USSR would fail to exploit fully the possibil-
ities of this base system.
B. The ability of the USSR-Chinese Communist
combination promptly to meet logistic requirements
has been reported by the United States observers
from China with relation to both lines of communica-
tion and airfield development.
Note: Message incomplete. Rest following.
NARA
ACTION: JCS
INFO : AF, CSA, NAVY, PA
CM IN 4359
(29 May 50)
DTG: 290649Z mlm/6
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