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| OCTAGON CONFERENCE September 1944 PAPERS AND MINUTES OF MEETINGS OCTAGON CONFERENCE MINUTES OF COMBINED CHIEFS OF STAFF MEETINGS IN LONDON, JUNE 1944 | |||
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| SCAF 78 | Progress of Operations Report, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force | 3 | |
| FACS 78 | Combined Chiefs of Staff reply to SCAF 78 | 9 | |
| MEDCOS | Progress of Operations Report, Supreme Allied Cornisi mander, Mediterranean | 11 | |
| NAF 774 | Progress of Operations Report, Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean | 17 | |
| OCTAGON- IN-9 | Progress of Operations Report, Supreme Allied Commander, Southeast Asia | 21 | |
| SCAF 79 | Publicity on MULBERRY | 27 | |
| FACS 79 | Publicity on MULBERRY | 29 | |
| PAPERS | |||
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| 320/27 | Allocation of Zones of Occupation in Germany (Memorandum by the Combined Chiefs of Staff) | 31 | |
| 417/8 | Operations for the Defeat of Japan 1944-45 (Memorandum by the United States Chiefs of Staff) | 33 | |
| 417/9 | Over-all Objective in the War Against Japan (Note by the Secretaries) | 37 | |
| 452/26 | British Participation in the War Against Japan (Memorandum by the British Chiefs of Staff) | 39 | |
| 452/27 | British Participation in the War Against Japan (Memorandum by the United States Chiefs of Staff) | 41 | |
| 452/29 | Allocation of the Two Remaining Combat Cargo Groups and the Two Remaining Air Commando Groups (Memorandum by the United States Chiefs of Staff) | 43 | |
| 452/31 | Directive to Supreme Allied Commander, Southeast Asia Command (Note by the Secretaries) | 45 | |
| 520/6 | Control of Strategic Bomber Forces in Europe Following the Establishment of Allied Forces on the Continent (Note by the Secretaries) | 49 | |
| 618/3 | Machinery for Coordination of United States-Soviet-British Military Effort (Memorandum by the British Chiefs of Staff) | 53 | |
| 618/4 | Machinery for Coordination of United States-Soviet-British Military Effort (Note by the Secretaries) | 56 | |
| 643/1 | Estimate of the Enemy Situation, Pacific-Far East (as of 8 September 1944) (Report by the Combined Intelligence Committee) | 59 | |
| 654/7 | Program for the OCTAGON Conference (Note by the Secretaries) | 77 | |
| 654/8 | Basic Policies for the OCTAGON Conference (Note by the Secretaries) | 79 | |
| 660/1 | Prospects of a German Collapse or Surrender (as of 8 September 1944) (Report by the Combined Intelligence Committee) | 81 | |
| 674 | Assumption of Command of DRAGOON Forces by Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force (Note by the Secretaries) | 91 | |
| 674/1 | Assumption of Command of DRAGOON Forces by Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force (Memorandum by the United States Chiefs of Staff) | 95 | |
| 675 | Priorities for Personnel Shipping Subsequent to Termination of Hostilities in Europe (Memorandum by the British Chiefs of Staff) | 97 | |
| 675/1 A | Combined Memorandum on Troop Movements, Covering the Period October 1944 to March 1945 (Report by U.S. and British Military Services) | 99 | |
| 675/2 | Combined Personnel Movement Problem Arising During the First Year After the Defeat of Germany (Memorandum by U.S. Transportation, British Movement and Combined Shipping Authorities) | 103 | |
| 676 | General Progress Report on Recent Operations in the (Memorandum by the United States Chiefs of Staff)Pacific | 109 | |
| 677 | Future Operations in the Mediterranean (Memorandum by the United States Chiefs of Staff) | 117 | |
| 677/1 | Future Operations in the Mediterranean (Memorandum by the United States Chiefs of Staff) | 119 | |
| 678 | Planning Date for the End of the War Against Japan (Memorandum by the British Chiefs of Staff) | 123 | |
| 678/1 | Planning Date for the End of the War Against Japan (Note by the Secretaries) | 125 | |
| 679 | Redeployment of Forces after the End of the War in (Memorandum by the United States Chiefs of Staff)Europe | 127 | |
| 680/2 | Report to the President and Prime Minister (Note by the Secretaries) | 129 | |
| 681/2 | Communication of the Results of OCTAGON Conference to Marshal Stalin and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (Note by the Secretaries) | 141 | |
| 682 | Operation HIGHBALL (Memorandum by the British Chiefs of Staff) | 147 | |
| 684 | RANKIN Planning in the Mediterranean Theater(Memorandum by the British Chiefs of Staff) | 149 | |
| 687 | Release of Amphibious Craft from OVERLORD to Other Theaters (Memorandum by the United States Chiefs of Staff) | 153 | |
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| MINUTES OF MEETINGS LONDON CONFERENCE, June 1944 | |||
| C.C.S. 162d Meeting (London) Progress of Operation NEPTUNE Campaign in Italy | 155 | ||
| C.C.S. 163d Meeting (Middlesex) Operations in Europe Operations in the Pacific and the Far East Record of Discussion | 159 | ||
| C.C.S. 164th Meeting (London) Operations to Assist OVERLORD Operations | 165 | ||
| C.C.S. 165th Meeting (London) Operations War in the Pacific | 177 | ||
| C.C.S. 166th Meeting (London) Progress of OVERLORD French Resistance Groups War in the Pacific Operations in Southeast Asia Command Control of the United States Twentieth Air Force | 181 | ||
| MINUTES OF MEETINGS OCTAGON CONFERENCE | |||
| C.C.S. 172d Meeting Chairmanship of the Combined Chiefs of Staff Personnel Shipping Agenda and Hour of Meeting Situation Report from SCAEF Situation Report from the Mediterranean Combined Intelligence Report on the Situation in Europe Command of DRAGOON Forces Machinery for Coordination of United States-Soviet-British Military Effort Zones of Occupation in Germany Control of Strategic Bomber Forces in Europe | 189 | ||
| C.C.S. 173d Meeting Approval of the Minutes of the 172d Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff Control of the Strategic Bomber Forces in Europe Machinery for Coordination of United States-Soviet-British Military Effort Report on the Enemy Situation in the Pacific General Progress Report on Recent Operations in the Pacific Strategy for the Defeat of Japan Basic Policies for the OCTAGON Conference Future Operations in the Mediterranean Next Meeting, Combined Chiefs of Staff | 201 | ||
| C.C.S. 174th Meeting Approval of the Minutes of the 173d Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff Control of the Strategic Bomber Forces in Europe British Participation in the Pacific Future Operations in Southeast Asia Planning Date for the End of the War Against Japan Operations of the Twentieth Air Force Communications to Marshal Stalin and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek Next Meeting, Combined Chiefs of Staff | 207 | ||
| C.C.S. 175th Meeting Approval of the Minutes of the 174th Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff Final Report to the President and Prime Minister Communication of the Results of OCTAGON Redeployment of Forces after the End of the War in Europe Combined Personnel Movement Problem Arising the First Year after the Defeat of Germany Operation HIGHBALL Release to the Press of Information on MULBERRY Possible Statement to be made to the Press by the President and Prime Minister Progress of the Campaign in the Pacific Hour of Next Meeting | 223 | ||
| C.C.S. 176th Meeting Approval of the Minutes of the 175th Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff RANKIN Planning in the Mediterranean Theater Release of Amphibious Craft from OVERLORD to other Theaters Allocation of Zones of Occupation in Germany Situation in China Communiqué for Release to the Press Concluding Remarks | 231 | ||
| MINUTES OF OCTAGON PLENARY MEETINGS | |||
| First Plenary Meeting Review of the Strategic Situation of the United Nations a. DRAGOON b. Campaign in Italy c. Campaign in Burma British Participation in the War Against Japan Treatment of Germany | 235 | ||
| Second Plenary Meeting Report to the President and Prime Minister a. Operations in Italy b. Over-all Objective for the War Against Japan c. Redeployment of Forces after the End of the War in Europe d. Allocation of Zones of Occupation in Germany e. Directive to Supreme Allied Commander, Southeast Asia Location of the Central Tripartite Control Commission in Germany Communication of the Results of OCTAGON Conference to Marshal Stalin and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek Release of Information on MULBERRY OCTAGON Communiqué | 243 | ||
| INDEX | 253 | ||
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