Hopkins Papers
Draft Agreement Prepared by the United States Delegation1
secret
[Cairo,] 30 November 1943.
Liaison Between European Advisory Commission and Combined Chiefs of Staff
- 1.
- At the Moscow Conference there was established the European Advisory Commission to which there has been referred civil affairs matters closely connected with military considerations of primary interest to the Combined Chiefs of Staff.
- 2.
- It is essential that a liaison procedure be established between the European Advisory Commission and the Combined Chiefs of Staff whereby they can readily exchange views and comments on civil affairs matters.
- 3.
- With these considerations in mind the following principles are
laid down as satisfactory liaison procedure between the European
Advisory Commission and the Combined Chiefs of Staff:
- a.
- Tentative recommendations of the European Advisory Commission will be referred to the Combined Chiefs of Staff for their comment prior to final submission of recommendations by the Commission to the three governments.
- b.
- The governments will transmit approved recommendations of the Commission to the Combined Chiefs of Staff, who will prepare and transmit final directives to the appropriate commanders. Detailed planning will be carried forward at the headquarters of the commanders concerned.
- c.
- The British representation on the CCAC will be instructed to participate and empowered to act in all civil affairs matters relating to combined operations, without limitation as to area, that are brought before the committee.
Accepted at Sextant Conference
Cairo, Egypt
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- The genesis of this draft agreement is explained in the memorandum from McCloy to Hopkins, supra.↩