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 TOP SECRET :. Increase in force levels and draft quotas.


 * . Increase and acceleration of military production.


 * . Acceleration of stockpile programs.


 * . Reimposition of materials and stabilization controls.


 * . Speed-up of readiness measures for all continental defense programs.

Whether or not general mobilization should be initiated, either at the outset or in the course of U. S. intervention, is a major question for determination

7. Nuclear weapons will be available for use as required by the tactical situation and as approved by the President. The estimated forces initially to be supplied by the United States under the alternatives in this paper are based on the assumption of availability. If such weapons are not available, the force requirements may have to be modified. The political factors involved in the use of nuclear weapons are assessed under the various alternatives.

8. U. S. military intervention in concert with the French should be conditioned upon satisfactory political

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