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A radiograa reoe1ved from General Stilwell under date o! April JOth 1a peraphraeed ae follows:
•Japoneae in Laahio and throatao Bbaao. To•orrow I int.end to !]J' onr from S<:bwebo in order to try and bolster tho front at. Laab1o. Tbe Jig is about up. Should I !Web up in India or in Cb1na, U there 1a a choice? J. proapt ana-r 1a requested . •
In roaponae to tho obovo aeuage, the followin& aeaoace was sent w1 tb tho •PFOY&l o! the Secretary of liar:
•It 1a uOUAed that retireaent to India would be tied into 70ur plan to J,rain 100,000 Cb1noae in India . If !Iavell aooa oyo to eye wi th you, that would be preferable plan from tho liar Depart-ment point o! view. However, this plan for the use of Chinese troops must have tho approval o! the Generalissimo. Signed llaraball. •
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$, fho pooltiOD - 1o that -ral lroreto11 hao at bio cllopooltlOD ll plaaoo tor tho AIC loc ot wbiob I IU'O CIAO• U o.re oa tho •r and ta aro naclr tor ohipo.at.
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Persona fa'lli11Pr w1 th the e1tUiltio.l !ear t.llat a Jena::eee attack on CALCl"l'TJ., even e lir.d ted one , w u1d rNiul.t i" D'r1oua interff'~:ence w1 th railrood ooerPtiona in ~bst r egion b..cAuae of deaertinna of r•ilWRy workero. A tOII!Plete stollPSge of trefiio in th• Benr,•l areP 1e pos81ble . The same coneiderlltione armly to the munition• in uetry in thllt area. I t will bo difficult if not ir.lnossible to !'ind replocnenta for skilled labor . 1he transfer of rolling stock elsewhllre hl>a led to o rE'!lOrted shortage bere . Thia 1o i ,-.-ortllnt with reference to mil1w · CO!:':amications , tte bandicffl)» of • bo.ll'densome refugee exodus , a mounting de'l'.and for l!lo) 'or vellicles , a~ th• IX>Iaib1l1tv nf d..creosing or halting rO#'d 'build1n« 'between RJRt~ and .~ . :urtlv r dcvrlO'IJ!l('nts will be rt"'>Ortl"<1. •hh 1s !'or Colon l "ron ~ of · ilitAry IntolligcllCE'.
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T"!S D!:SFJ..TC;; IS "rfr 'ro :Jl" l)JFLICA'l'ED ll'l'l'l'CJ.IT 'I'!!!' Fut'~SSIO'- OF :1$ Dil!ECT"'!l OF ''AVAL r'l'i::LLIGE''CE-
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... Controlled Infor: tion Re: ODo·,.Uona of r!_lldl,y PO'OIIIra. ___ ,
Fro:n: M/A LCl:DO'' to ''ar Deot. 1'1-..e filed at aource: k.orch 30, 1<>42 '1'CR !!Ill: 1-!Arcb 31 ' 1042 '1'CR 0'"1 : Al>ril 011805 19112
Firat 'Pal"t of a:eae•ge ccrul.d not be deciolv-red . 'Ihe follo>rlng is the eituation in Blllr'A tot!L>v:
1. l';1e 1-riti•h BJl!"arently lvlve l:.at the aoirit of thE- offensive , their nr l.m!-:-:,o condderPUnn bfoin" t he doa~n>ethn of the oil fields at Yn'Al"l; C!W'OJ- Md w1 thdral<line. '!'he only etiffening influence here 1a the Stilwell groun, which lvle inWQited British forcee tu b~ more aggreesiv· Md to ceeaP destroying oil fielda. a ia b(oli~ved tlut~ 1t is absolutely aaaentiol to unify co~JOd undor ~~ericbn l~adorahip.
2. 'l'tlo cocn tting of addi ti •nPl "ll'l~n·s· ·roopo indicotes that to J!ll'jor ellQ!ge:llent wilth Chinese ! oren 1a developing tod?y in the 'l'O.rX'.OO &rla.
J. .Ul &irdro;;;es :n DIJR!!~ aro b(o1ng llrOqeaeively d.eHroyed by the "~ncl<' . '!'he objective o! ~h~ en• 'tf force in '.he Al~X:S w be AY.YAB, "hlcb h8s already br rn bollbcld. ~ "'MMosr bo:::bed :!EHO' field, putting 1t out of uac until •'"&rch 28th. ';"or RoyAl Air :'orcc is without effect. ':'he record of thr 'i'E'ricPn ''olunt~cr Groun l:as not been ~rated but thry hav~ only trn planca Md thrar can:-.ot rffrctually "''ct 2(X) of th" <'IICJI\Y . Planes in the airdromt' at "AGWE were almost cntirr}¥ d•atroy d b.-cause of abaoncr of cor.munication faciliti<'e for tho air "m"ning systrro.
4 . 'lhc Oni ted :•atinns rrtJif not succrl'd hl'r·· bec•ua" of grncral abe,nc• of aignnl facili tioe . Coordinetl'd action bo t.,, m tho British and the Chincec ie not pessibl o duo to a~nc~ of RAS co~ication .
5. '11th till' r.xc<'Ption cf a lllllall atlO•mt being broumot in by air , ti' ell llli1Pl.¥ co-munie~>tions ... err !liv<'rl'd b· th CI\Pturr of P.Al'GOOY. l!rsvy E ra1na IU'<' fPllin;; on the 1!A1'l.PtlR road. Conatructi~n of th~ KAIEoi;.J roed S "ill not be finiah~ 't>-forr tbP 15th or :~¥ "'hrn th.- r~>iny scaso:o begins . It 1a b·licvC<o thot thr road will th• n b• ialaeiOO'."· Force s in llDl«A ar!' now using thrir r •scrve sunoli a . l'o rdicf ;:,., be forrs rn.
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