[PART I] TO VIKTOR[I].

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 30, 2011
• Sequence Number: 51
• Publication Date: December 8, 1944
• Content Type: CABLE

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From: NEW YORK
To: - MOSCOW
No: 1721-1728
R December 1944
[Part I] To VIKTOR[i].
PILOT[ii] reports about: Approximately mid-November the
[C% General Staff] of the COUNTRY[iii]
[58 groups unrecoverable]
with the sub-headings "Army Air Forces", "Air Transport Command",
"Army Airways Communication System", "Army Ground Forces" and
"Army Service Forces." Each sub-heading refers to two columns
of figures - June 1945 and June 1946. If the war with Germany
ends before 30 June 1.245 then the figures will stay basically
the same; in this case the second column (figures for 30 June
1946) will reflect the [0 period] 12 months from the moment of
Germany's defeat.
1. European Theater of Operations
422,176 , 83,140 ;
6,800 , 8,500 ;
3,199 , 3,199 ;
1,587,716 , 178,727 ;
548,790 , 78,664
[Part II]
2. North African Theater of Operations
174,368 0 (in the original instead of zero in
each case stands a minus)
1,100[sic], 19,500 ;
4,485 ,
[30 groups unrecoverable]
328,355
;
14,000
, 20,000
;
2,956
, 4,156
;
234,928
, 376,409
;
62,147
, 194,263
.
4. South Pacific Base Command
O, 0;
O, 0;
O, 0;
26,091 , 28,074 ;
33,643 , 33,523 ?
5. South Pacific Area
168,209 , 233,250 ;
5,750 , 6,500 ;
6,186 , 7,386 ;
[29 groups unrecoverable]
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6. China - Burma - India
88,811 , 175,947 ;
35,000 , 39,000 ;
5,593 , 6,193 ;
46,698 , 49,209.;
/ 49,944 , 63,021 .
7. Middle East
3,123
9,200
1,457
1,112
4,678
8. Alaskan Department
11,656 ,
4,600 ,
3,763 ,
15,420 ,
12,326 ,
2,0145
3,200 ;
1,457 ;
296 ;
3,702 .
71,721 ;
10,000 ;
3,763 ;
213,274 ;
113,1417 .
9. Panama Canal Department
10,375 , 10,395 ;
0, 0;
1,000 , 1,000 ;
18,873 , 18,678 ;
3,848 , 3,334 .
10. Antilles Department
3,240 , 3,239 ;
[Part iv] 600 , 5,500 ;
2,191 , 2,191 ;
80,476(sic], 7,387 ;
2,967 , 3,534 .
11. South [Atlantic]
[30 groups unrecoverable]
452 ;
732 , 611.
12. North Atlantic Bases
6,502 ,
12,100 ,
2,501 ,
11,739 ,
12,263 ,
3,818 ;
14,400 [sic
2,501 ;
11,966 ;
11,781 .
3.3. Defense Command of the COUNTRY
O, 0;
O, 0;
O, . 0 ;
29,815 , 15,092 ;
1,515 , 905 .
14. Zone of the Interior
1,044,767 , 892,1125 ;
O, 0;
O, 0;
481,899 , 475,618 ;
478,041 , 423,911 .
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15.
Undeployed
20,215 ,
O,
134,169 ,
81,324 ,
16. Persian Gulf Command
O,
1,500 ,
950 ,
7,676 ,
16,475 ,
17. Pacific Area Commr,nd
O,
O,
O,
126,977 ,
O,
351,121 ;
11,000 ;
O;
845 ;
0
O;
O;
950 ;
669 ;
6,726 .
O;
O;
O;
O ; [sic]
[31 groups unrecoverable]
19. NWSC (PILOT could not decipher this abbreviation)
O, 0;
O, O.;
O,
110, 220;
2,397 , 1,097
[Part vi]
Total -
2,157,291 ,
123,666[sic],
34,786 ,
3,149,929 ,
1,576,284
Sub heading "Miscellaneous" June
figure with parenthesis is used instead
names of the areas)
1 120,941 ,
2 40,950 ,
3 18,821 ,
4 6,713 Y
5 44,792 ,
17 0,
18 0,
6 12,578 ,
16 1,
[29 groups
19) 2,015
[Part vii] South Atlantic
1,584 ,
12 9,947 Y
13 2,069
14
14 106,27 ,
15 367,363 ,
Total 747,270 ,
2,137,456 ;
140,500 ;
34,786 [sic] ;
2,346,443 ;
1,514,043 .
1945 and June 1946 (the
of the above introduced
unrecoverable]
68,000 .
3,800 .
88,037 .
10,963 .
108,000 .
10,000 .
10,000 .
41,000 .
2,015 .
1,300 .
8,517 .
1,356 .
106,274 .
367,363 .
883,366 .
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Heading "Air Groups for June 1945 and 1946", sub-headings
for the columns of figures: "Heavy Bombers", "Light Bombers",
"Medium Bombers", "Very or Super-heavy Bombers", "Fighters",
"Troop Carriers".
[Part viii]
5;
O;
[6 groups unrecoverable]
32 ,
14 ,
2) 21 ,
1 ,
5 ,
O,
9,
3 ,
3)
O,
4
16
9
3
5) 6,
3,
3 ,
O,
8,
5 ,
O;
10 ;
2 .
O;
O;
O;
O;
O;
O .
9;
5;
3;
30 ;
15 ;
12 .
12 ;
4 ;
3;
O;
12 ;
8
6) 2 , 12 ;
O, 1;
1 , 2;
O (In this area at the present they have 4 but they
will be transferred to the Central Pacific Base
Command), 4 ;
4, 1 ;
1 , 2;
8 or 10) (Alaska or the Antilles - from the abbreviated
original it is not apparent)
1 , 6;
O, 0;
O, 1 ;
O, 3;
1 , 6;
[38 groups unrecoverable]
O;
O, 0;
O, 0;
2, 2;
O, 0 .
Total 74, 56;
7, 15;
21 , 13 ;
24, 37;
71, 72;
24, 29.
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We are sending a photocopy of the plan on undeveloped
film on 8 December. We are leaving the clear copy in the office
in case of loss. Confirm receipt of the telegram.
No.948.
MAY [MAJ][iv]
7 December.
Comments:
[i] VIKTOR: Lt. Gen. P.M. FITIN.
[ii] PILOT: William Ludwig ULLMAN.
[iii] COUNTRY: U.S.A.
[iv] MAY: Stepan Zakharovich APRESYaN.
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