Draft Report by the Combined Chiefs of Staff to President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill[1] (14 September 1944, d260)
U.S. Department of State · 1944
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Description
The draft report of September 14, 1944, encloses the agreed summary of conclusions the Combined Chiefs reached at Octagon. It restates the coalition's war plan in formal language. The over-all objective is the unconditional surrender of the Axis. Europe would be defeated first, while pressure on Japan never slackened. Full resources would then turn against Japan, with Russia if possible.
The basic undertakings follow, including aid to Russia with coordination of forces, aid to China, and help for French, Italian, and other co-belligerent forces. One phrase betrays the week's hardest drafting fight. Moving forces to the Pacific was to have regard to other "agreed and/or inescapable commitments," a compromise welding the British and American wordings together.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | U.S. Department of State |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1944 |
| COLLECTION | DECLASSIFIED |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11156 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian |
Source: https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1944Quebec/d260