Proceedings of the American-British Joint Chiefs of Staff Conferences held in Washington, D.C. on twelve occasions between December 24, 1941 and January 14, 1942. / Joint History Office, and Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Joint History Office, and Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Congresses.

World War, 1939-1945.

Strategy--Congresses.

Strategy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Office of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 1942.

Summary:

Two weeks after the United States entered World War II, the Arcadia Conference (also known as the First Washington Conference) was held in Washington, DC, from December 24, 1941 to January 14, 1942. Working together with senior military leaders from the United States and Great Britain, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill made the initial crucial decisions for the combined war effort at this important meeting. One of these established the Combined Chiefs of Staff, comprising the high-ranking officers who would become the US Joint Chiefs of Staff and their British counterparts. It was this consultative body of top military leaders that would refine the Allied military strategy and approve all significant military decisions for the duration of conflict. The most consequential decision reached at Arcadia was that of "Germany first," making the defeat of Germany the prime Allied objective. Additionally, plans to invade North Africa, which would come to fruition in November 1942 with Operation Torch, were extensively studied and discussed. Arcadia was the first in a series of high-level conferences held by the US and British leaders in Washington, DC; Casablanca; Quebec; Cairo; Tehran; Malta; Yalta; and Potsdam to formulate the Allied grand strategy. At the Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam conferences, the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin was also in attendance and played an important role. ISBN 9780160938870 (Mobi) and ISBN 9780160938863 (ePub) are companion formats to this work also available for Free download. The WW II Inter-Allied Conferences series consists of the following products available for free download: Post-Arcadia Conference (Washington, DC), January 23-May 19, 1942: ISBN 9780160938900 (Mobi); ISBN 9780160938894 (ePub); ISBN 9780160938917 (PDF) Casablanca Conference (Morocco), January 14-24, 1943: ISBN 9780160938931 (Mobi); ISBN 9780160938924 (ePub); ISBN 9780160938948 (PDF) Trident Conference (Washington, DC), May 12-25, 1943: ISBN 9780160938795 (Mobi); ISBN 9780160938788 (ePub); ISBN 9780160938801 (PDF) Quadrant Conference (Quebec City, Canada), August 14-24, 1943: ISBN 9780160938825 (Mobi); ISBN 9780160938818 (ePub); ISBN 9780160938832 (PDF) Sextant Conference (Cairo, Egypt), Eureka Conference (Tehran, Iran), and the Second Cairo Conference (Egypt), November 22-December 7, 1943: ISBN 9780160938856 (Mobi); ISBN 9780160938849 (ePub); ISBN 9780160939266 (PDF) Octagon Conference (Quebec City, Canada), September 12-16, 1944: ISBN 9780160939259 (Mobi); ISBN 9780160939273 (ePub); ISBN 9780160939280 (PDF) Argonaut Conference (Malta and Yalta, Soviet Union), January 30-February 11, 1945: ISBN 9780160939303 (Mobi); ISBN 9780160939297 (ePub); ISBN 9780160939242 (PDF) Terminal Conference (Potsdam, Germany), July 17-August 2, 1945: ISBN 9780160939235 (Mobi); ISBN 9780160939310 (ePub); ISBN 9780160939327 (PDF)

Contents:

Intro

Arcadia Conference (Washington, D.C., 24 December 1941-14 January 1942)

Part I - Minutes of the Conferences

List of Papers

JCCSs-1 December 24, 1941

1. Defense of the British Isles

2. Heavy Bombers

3. Relief of British Troops in Northern Ireland and Iceland

4. Greenland

5. Anti-submarine Measures and Escorts

6. Portuguese and Spanish Island in the Atlantic

7. Occupation of Africa

8. Brazil

9. The Curacao-Aruba Area

10. The Pacific Area

11. Bombardment of Japan

12. Russian Situation

13. Spain and Portugal

14. Airplane Carriers

15. P.B.Y's for the British

16. British Crews for American Ships

17. Guns for Merchant Ships

18. Naval Dispositions in the Atlantic

19. Priorities in Expeditions

20. West Africa

21. British Chiefs of Staff Memorandum

22. British Estimate of Attack on West Coast of North America

Annex 1: American-British Strategy

Annex 2: Probable Maximum Scale of Enemy Attack on West Coast of North America

Appendix A to Annex 2: Distance Chart

JCCSs-2 December 25, 1941

1. Program of Planning (Joint Planning Committee)

2. Disposition of the MOUNT VERNON

3. Diversion of Reinforcements

4. Unified Command

5. Disposition of Forces Destined for the Far East

Annex 1: Memorandum for the President: Utilization of United States Forces in Australia

JCCSs-3 December 26, 1941

1. Priorities for United States and United Kingdom Overseas Expeditions in the Atlantic Ocean (ABC-4/1)

2. Northwest Africa Project

Annex 1: Priorities for United States and United Kingdom Overseas Expeditions in the Atlantic Ocean (Report by Joint Planning Committee)

U.S. Serial ABC-4/1

British Serial WW (J.P.C.) 1

Annex 2: Project - Gymnast (Report by Joint Planning Committee)

U.S. Serial ABC-4/2

British Serial WW (J.P.C.) 2.

JCCSs-4 December 27, 1941

1. ABC 4/1

Priorities for United States - United Kingdom Expeditions in the Atlantic Ocean

2. ABC 4/2

Plan for Expedition to Northwest Africa

3. American - British Strategy

4. Program of Work of the Joint Planning Committee

5. Unity of Command

6. Utilization of the United States Transports now being used in the Indian Ocean

Annex 1: Proposed Draft of Instructions to the Supreme Commander, Southwestern Pacific Theater

ABC-4, C/S USA

JCCSs-5 December 29, 1941

1. Priorities for United States and United Kingdom Overseas Expeditions in the Atlantic Ocean

2. American-British Strategy (British WW-1) (Action Deferred)

3. Northwest Africa Project (U.S. ABC-4/2) (British WW (J.P.C.) 2) (Action Deferred) 2)

4. Supporting Measures for the Southwest Pacific (U.S. ABC-4/3) (British WW (J.P.C.) 3)

5. Unity of Command in the Southwestern Pacific Theater

6. Proposed Communication to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek

ABC-4/1 (Approved Document)

British WW-5

British WW (J.P.C.) 1

Annex 2: Proposed Method of Handling Matters Concerning the Southwest Pacific Theater

Annex 3: Memorandum for the President: Draft of Message to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek

JCCSs-6 December 30, 1941

1. Higher Direction of War in the ABDA Area

2. Draft Directive to the Supreme Commander in the ABDA Area

3. Next Meeting, to consider:

a. Northwest Africa Project (U.S. ABC-4/2) (British WW (J.P.C.) 2)

b. Supporting Measures for the Southwestern Pacific (U.S. ABC-4/3) (British WW (J.P.C.) 3)

Annex 1: Letter (Mr. Hopkins to Admiral Stark) enclosing Proposed Method of Handling Matters Concerning the Southwest Pacific Theater

Annex 2: In Two Parts:.

Part I - Memorandum for the President: Higher Direction of War in the ABDA Area

Part II - Higher Direction of War in the ABDA Area

Annex 3: Draft Directive to the Supreme Commander in the ABDA Area

U.S. ABC-4/5

British WW-3

Annex 1 to Annex 3: Boundaries of ABDA Area

Annex 2 to Annex 3: Higher Direction of War in the ABDA Area

JCCSs-7 December 31, 1941

1. Withdrawal of United States Marines from Iceland

2. American-British Strategy

3. Supporting Measures for the Southwest Pacific

4. Northwest Africa Project

5. Relief of the British Garrison in Northern Ireland

6. Draft Directive to the Supreme Commander in the ABDA Area

7. Proposed Tasks for the Joint Planning Committee

8. Naval Dispositions

Annex 1: American-British Grand Strategy

U.S. ABC-4/CS 1 (Approved Document)

British WW-1 (Final)

Annex 2: Supporting Measures for the Southwest Pacific (the Far East Area and Adjacent Regions) until Establishments of Unified Command (Approved Report of Joint Planning Committee)

U.S. ABC-4/3 (Approved Document)

British WW-4

British Serial WW (J.P.C.) 3

Annex I to Annex 2: Chart: Far East Forces and Reinforcements Therefor, United States

Annex II to Annex 2: Chart: Far East Forces and Reinforcements Therefor, British Commonwealth

Annex III to Annex 2: Chart: Forces Now in the Far East

Dutch and Australian

U.S. ABC-4/5 (Final)

Annex 4: Proposed Tasks for the Joint Planning Committee

U.S. ABC-4/4 (Final) (Approved Document)

British WW (J.P.C.) 4

JCCSs-8 January 10, 1942

1. Super-Gymnast

2. Directive for the Supreme Commander of the ABDA Area

Attitiude of the Dutch.

3. Procedure for the Assumption of Command by General Wavell

4. Immediate Assistance to China

5. Post-Arcadia Collaboration

Annex 1: Directive to the Supreme Commander in the ABDA Area (Approved by the President and the Prime Minister)

U.S. ABC-4/5 (Approved Document)

British WW-6 (Approved) (Supersedes ABC-4/5, WW-3, Final, Annex 3 to JCCSs-7)

Annex 1 to Annex 1: Boundaries of ABDA Area

Annex 2 to Annex 1: Higher Direction of War in the ABDA Area

Annex 2: Procedure for Assumption of Command by General Wavell

U.S. ABC-4C/S 3 (Approved Document)

British WW-9 (Revised)

Annex A to Annex 2: Draft Telegram from His Majesty's Government to United States, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, China, India

Annex B to Annex 2: Draft Telegram from His Majesty's Government to General Wavell

Annex C to Annex 2: Draft Telegram from British Chiefs of Staff to Chiefs of Staff Committee in London

Annex 3: Immediate Assistance to China (Approved Joint Planning Committee Report)

U.S. ABC-4/9 (Approved Document)

British WW-10

British Serial WW (J.P.C.) 9

Annex 4: Post-Arcadia Collaboration

British WW-8

JCCSs-9 January 11, 1942

1. Establishment of Command in the ABDA Area

2. Situation in the ABDA Area

3. Establishment of United States Forces in Northern Ireland (ABC-4/7, WW (J.P.C.) 7)

4. Defense of Island Bases between Hawaii and Australia (ABC-4/8, WW (J.P.C.) 8)

5. Inclusion of Port Darwin in the ABDA Area

Annex 1: Establishment of United States Forces in North Ireland

U.S. Serial ABC-4/7 (Approved Document)

British Serial WW-12

British Serial WW (J.P.C.) 7

JCCSs-10 January 12, 1942

1. Shipping for United States Reinforcements for the Far East

2. Defense of Island Bases between Hawaii and Australia (ABC-4/8, WW (J.P.C.) 8).

Annex 1: Memorandum of Proposed Shipping Adjustments

Annex 2: Defense of Island Bases between Hawaii and Australia

U.S. Serial ABC-4/8 (Approved Document)

British Serial WW-13

British Serial WW (J.P.C.) 8

Annex to Annex 2: Table showing Defense of Island Bases between Hawaii and Australia

JCCSs-11 January 13, 1942

1. Post-Arcadia Collaboration

2. Movements and Projects in the Atlantic Theater - First Half of 1942

3. Operation Super-Gymnast

Annex 1: Post-Arcadia Collaboration

Minute to Annex 1: Body to Allocate Equipment

Annex 2: Movements and Projects in the Atlantic Theater

First Half of 1942

U.S. ABC-4/6 (Approved Document)

British WW-14

British Serial WW (J.P.C.) 6

JCCSs-12 January 14, 1942

1. Move of United States Reinforcements to the Far East

2. Super-Gymnast

3. Post-Arcadia Collaboration

Annex 1: Operation Super-Gymnast

U.S. ABC-4/2A (Approved Document)

British WW-17

British WW (J.P.C.) 2A

Annex 2: Post-Arcadia Collaboration

U.S. ABC-4/CS 4 (Approved Document)

British WW-16

Part II - Approved Documents

U.S. ABC-4/1

U.S. ABC-4/2A

U.S. ABC-4/3

U.S. SERIAL ABC-4/4 (FINAL)

U.S. ABC-4/6

U.S. SERIAL ABC-4/7

U.S. SERIAL ABC-4/8

U.S. ABC-4/9

U.S. ABC-4/CS1

U.S. ABC-4/CS-3

U.S. ABC-4/CS4.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-16-093888-0

OCLC:

1012343282