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1. The elt u.&tlon 1.n Greece baa OOIZ{pellod me to deopatch additional Britlah troops to General Scobie to enable hitl to carry out his task of a::o.tnta tning l4V and order.

2 . I a= therefore diverting to the Plraeua 4th B~itiah Divlaion nov 1n prooe•• ~r e~barkot1on tor Middle Ea.t tor s ?Or1od ot rest ~ retralplng en4 internal security dutiea 1n

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Greece 2nd Pudchuto Brigade e.n4 1 Br1gti.de ot 46th 8r1t1eh 1>1v1e1on at tbe ec.rll.erst moment . Ot the&c foroat1ona .. 2nd Porachuto Brigade vas urgently vanted tor operatiooo 1n eonnection vith the f orthcoming b&ttlo.46th DivJ,lon 1o nov 'being pulled out of the line 1n Italy tor a period or r e$t · ~d tra1n1ng . The abaence ot one ot 1te brl~adea 1n Greece vtll t lulr ororo h&ve no 1cwod1ote etteot on the battl e.

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DECLASSIFIED E. 0. 12356, S.C. 3.3 or S.C. 3.4 NLR 101 lly RT, NARA, Date 4, •If:/. .

WAR DEPARTMENT ~ASSIF IED MESSAGE CENaR


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l. &111oo tho d1opotoll or •IX:OS 20';' thoro have been cert.a1n 4e•alopc~~cta 11h1cb radicallJ ettaot tbe propoaed eourao or actlcn aat tortb 1n paraar•Pb 3 ot that telesr••· Theae I J'I:

(A) Tbo M111 VOilbt or tho Ruaoion tttort 1n aout hNtt lu.ropa baa &ODe 1Jl even 1'\lrthar north tban. expected ud the Part11&DI bavln8 reca1Yed little aupport tr011 tb~ 1tu111an.a hawa •de but alov prccraae veetvarda.

(a) Largel y •• • reault or (A) it nov appeara that the o~ .. na may be able to extrieltl tro~ Yu,oalavta tho eQuivalGnt tn personnel or aoma 12 D'vtatona. Vbile these t1•oopa vt l l 1o1t1al l7 be dteor&ant&ed anCl l&t'gely vt thout ~~t~Jor equ1peetat 1t ae.,ca ontain t.bat the e.o•y'e UJlfl jo1.n1.ng hte Italian and 11ungar1.eD !?oat• vUl, b7 the tt•• va 1h0Uld be tn & p?a1t1on to attack 1t, be •ubet.uti&ll,- atrooaar than bed tot'•erl,- bMD apprec1attl4. In partlc\lt.r, he v1ll Wli'"' doubtedl~ be able meter1all7 to re1ntorce tbe Iatrl&n Penln ... eula and the projected operation e;a1D1t Plume 11 likely to

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~ova eore ror•14able undertakiaa then I or1S1Dallr ~pectod.

(0) The deo1a1ob to continue 1ntene1ve operet1one b7 SBAIP thrOU8hout the vtater calla tor the exerotee alto or oonttnuoue pr•••ure oa Ieaaelr1Da it tbie th .. ter 11 to do t t 1 utaoet to coata1a the IIAX111U• ~-7 toroea avar '?om the Veatarn Pront at tbie deolalva tlma.

(D) The er1t1cal art lllerr a~tloa eltuetloo to lib lob I rel'orrod 1l> Pera 1 (c) ot •ocos 205 vill loot tor • lonser period tlw> bed pr ... 1ouo17 bo., oxpootod 0114 tbto ooeb1Ded v ltb .. be ootu1derat1on '1.\Cdar (0) abo•• vtU u.ter-1ally 7eetr1ct otteaa1va potentialltlaa 1ft th1a tbeeter next oprl.J>a .

? • I aa convinced theretol'e that ~~ proper cOI.U'ee under ., praeent d1r~tive la to eooc.ntrate •7 reeourceD p:rlcartlr em the Battle 1D IWlJ. 7ha tollov1n& coalldera .. tloat aupport thLa canclu•lon: -

(A) P·rO:at the ad.a1n1etrat1•• point or v.tev .tt ie pouible to develop • ve1&ht1er thruet moro rapid:l,- 1.D. It·tlJ t)Utn aoro11 t:he Adrltt1o, atnoe tbe L or C le nov well developed behind AAl, but would rtqut) e to be developed al.r.oet tTom ecratoh on the O.lm.atioa coaat.

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(a) ~bo poupJ..ac ot the O•aa tor coo 1D thll thMter. ~d1p0ae4 •• tb17 are em interior 11Dee, ooupled vtth tho laolr ot au"loloat ....,.1tlcm t o W>dortako a prolODied otteba1Ye at 1Dtaaa rat ee or rue, Tulee out tbe po11lb1lit7 Ot lilrult.alli OUI MJOJ' OJ)el'ltlooa OQ botb 11411 of tbl A4J'iatic Vltb U7 &ood pi'OipeOt Of WCOIII . !'bil l U'l &110 precluded bf tba tlae taotor &114 the aecaaalt7 tor IUitalDecl preeWJ'e oa J:••••lrlDI 1D o01lf'oralt7 vtt.b SBAKP' • operatlaaa.

3. AooordtaalJ, I propeae to 41reot General Ala~der, •tte r the capture ot BolOCM, t o azploit t o tbe 11•1t ot h.ie • reaOU!'c.ea vith the obJect ot d.eetroTiAI or ccatet.ninl the •at_. ••1 toro11 in It1l7. I vould po1Dt out, how•••r, that 1D.1t1a l failure t o oaptUJ'I &olopa rill neceealtate a peuea. It duruc th11 pauaa tbe ea.., etarta to vttMrav I vlll ot oovrae ""•• tbe ott••t•• to tbe ~t..u extent pctlli'ble to p:I'IYeDt the d.i lpateb of D1.¥1110DI t o Otb81' theaters. At the u•• tiat I propo•• to contain the II&Xin• number or Oer~o ror .. t1one ~ northveet YUgoelavia b7 creating threat aero•• the Adriatic:

(A) B7 prOYicU.D.I aupport1Ag IRII t o 'tN114 up the 1treqtb of the Part11&DI 1D that arM.

(8) liT attor4J..ac tho Parthano tho •xltNm eir aupport, &ad

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(C) 117 4ooopt10D •tho4o. 1'o ortoc t thooo objeota I propoae to eatablieb aoroae tbe A4r1at1o u air beet tor the operatl ca of Pi&bter &OIIber Squad.rone, tocetber v1th euoh lt.pt roro11, a.rt1lle1'7, U'aCW' &Dd ada1Alatrat1va reaOUJ"oea •• oaa be eperect w1tbCNt aerloua predwUoe to tbe oootiJNa.Doe or the ca..-liD 1.D ltalJ. ftie v111 baY I tbe added 14Y&Dtall or tao111tattaa the t raaater or toroea 101'011 the Adrlat"o, ehould thla oouzoe• later ooamelld ltetlt. -0 'fbi &be.D40118•t or tbe Dioclr mo•••nt auaeat.ct 1.o Para. 2 or .-a::c:e 205 vUl, 1D •lev or the terra1D con ... e14eret1oaa reten-ec.t to 1D tbat ,_raaraph, render the etteot1YI deetruct1oa ot Keeeelr1DI'a toroe d1tt1oult, p&rtloularly it he atarta hie v1thdl'avel 1D a:oo4 tl••· To ocmtt.ne •jo:o o~erationa to Ital7 doea, bove•er, make it poeaSble to attack Keaeelr1Qs 1.D the ~ .. teet etrenatb at tbe aoet ~~~teble aoaeot 1n cC1D.torld.t7 V1th operatlcme 1D otber th•tere. Th11 app .. re to • • the ODlJ oour•• vbloh ottera r .. taoable proepeota ot pre•ent1a8 Keetelrin& trom v1thdravin8 rormat1ono to rointorce other r r onte.

5. Oil the otber b&Dd., b7 tbe ~ ot tb11 J••r the en.., V111 be taced Y1tb the oeoeee1ty or holding a ••r7 lema troat., troe the h1ah IJ'atra to the Po or the Adtae, vhtch

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be will La IDJ e•.nt be eever1l7 etretdbed to hold 1a the tace or the ,r .. tlJ euperior etranath or tbe Rueeten and Alliod foro•• oppoetbg hl•· !be poee1b111tr that rrace-Adr1at1c operatlCIU MJ later be deelrlble to ~loU. a vMk:Deea 1n thla llne cannot therf!f'ore be r uled out. 1'be rep14 tJ'anater or D1Y111one ecroea the Adrlatlo vtll require the pro•te1on ot tbe uooult obiPPl.nS lodlcato<l ll1 Pore 6 ot M!OOOS 205. I reoop1&tt, bovner, that there _, be other urgent 4--.nch on the OnltM !t,atea eeeault lb1PP1Da a t preaent 1.tJ th11 thee tor. It tt la cooaldered \I.Ddeaizeble that I ehould reta!n •J preaent aaaault reeourcea ..-toet Vhat at tbll eeago oan OnlJ be regard.ed •• • oOZJ:tJ.nseooJ, I would urae: . (A) That equtveleot 8r1tlftl eapbibioua reaourcee a.7 be aade avat.l a bll to ae 1D sood tiee it t r&na•Adr1at1c op«r•ttoca later becoee dea1rable.

(B) T~ot I bo permitted 1D an7 ov•nt to retain in the tb .. ter auttJ oieat aepblbioua 11f t to eG&ble .. to cootlzaue l&DCliD.a toroea to auppo:rt the l'u,goala• Pa.rtlaana, to .u.ble li'A to UDdertake barraaatnc operatloca 1n t.be nortbero Adr1at1o, ,D4 to lauoGh minor operattona 1n the Aag .. n. Io addition, 1t ~7 v ell be 4ea1rabla to make an eod t"Un llrl a brisade group aC'D le 1ll •upport ot AAia operat10DI . Ortwsar•rc lr AU"'·

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Vb.tl~ I abCNl4 •cb prefer to r e t.ai.D •7 Pl'•teot IINUlt 1'110\IJ'Cet Vhicb 11Ye •e N1 t._,o-rtant decr ee ot ~lex1b111tJ, it ~allocation 11 to be reatr1ote4 to the requtr .. eatt atat ed 1n Para (a) above, I etttaate that I

~c.ovl4 r elMtl l&Dd1D& abtpa &Dd orat't to the or4u ot 20 ~ LSt, '0 WI e4 15 LCT. 'l'beae ft\lalbere ue ln &dd.ltlon to tbe lancU.D&: lblpe ud oratt alrMd)' otrered tor releaae 1n MIDO~ 205, to.e ot which heve olreadr been v1th4l'avn.

6. I therefore euueat;

(A) '!'bat tho propoo.Uo outll.no<l 1n Pan 3 above be approved at e batia tor action aubaequent to the O.ce=-ber ottenth·e.

(B) That the amph1b1oua retouroee ••~o4 tor ln. Para 6 ot MI'DC~ 205 be allOYed to r ... l.n \lll.der cy control until it bec011et cl•r tbat tra.nt-Adr1at1c operatloct vlll 1D no c1rcuaat.ancet be e&lled tor.

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DECLASSIFIED E. 0. 1235&, S.C. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 lily RT, NARA, Date "" • It:/.

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