Department of the Army staff communications cable concerning United States
This is a declassified Department of the Army staff communications cable concerning United States military planning in the Far East, dated March fifteen, nineteen fifty‑two. The cable presents an interim reply to the Commander in Chief, Far East, and the Commander in Chief, Pacific, and it outlines force‑allocation recommendations, air‑force augmentation, and the prospective role of atomic weapons in the Pacific theater. It is notable for its explicit reference to the prohibition on United States ground combat forces in the defense of Formosa and for the planning of carrier groups to store…
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