For Chief of Naval Staff [1] from Naval Attache. [2]

With reference to my telegram No. 199. [3] Seventh Progress
Report.

(1) Final report envisages exchange of Military Missions with the
United States when the United States enter the war to collaborate
continuously in the formulation of the plan governing the conduct
of the war and to ensure co-ordination of administrative action
and command [between the] [4] military services.

(2) Report proposes that the Dominions be represented on the
British Military Mission in Washington by their Service Attaches.

(3) Until the United States enter the war it is intended to set up
a nucleus organisation of Military Missions in London and
Washington in order that broad policies and plans that have been
agreed to may be considered in detail and that the change over
from peace to war be effected rapidly and smoothly.

(4) Admiral Danckwerts [5] will represent the United Kingdom Chief
of Naval Staff [6] in the nucleus organisation.

(5) Final report includes a recommendation that a conference of
military commanders in the Far East should be convened without
delay to prepare plans for the conduct of military operations in
the Far East in accordance with the provisions of that report.

(6) Probable that the United Kingdom Chiefs of Staff shortly will
propose that a conference, vide paragraph (5), be held as soon as
they have seen the final report and can telegraph the summary to
the Far East.

(7) Probable that the final report will be signed on Friday, 28th
March.