Chiefs of Staff Committee: Minutes of Meeting p.113

DEFE 4/65 1953 Oct 20
TOP SECRET
U.K. EES ONE

Aprendix 'C' (Concluded)

AIRLIFT REQUIREMENTS - IN ORDER

OF PRIORITY

Remarks

Para No D Day
in text - to
of paper D + 7

D + 8

D + 15

D

D + 22D
to

+ 29
to
D + 35

D + 36

D + 43

D + 50

D + 51

(a)

16

Royal Naval Key Personnel to South
Atlantic Area and South America

8
12

187,500 70,000
1,679,700 3,695,300 3,695,300 3,595,300

See Appendix 'B' Serial 3.
959,900 To Fayid. Available D + 5

17 Amy Rits to MELF

2,399,500 1,439,700 1,439,700 1,439,700

18

Royal Naval Key Pers - To Aden,
India, Far East etc.

8

693,190

681,300
361,200

382,500
180,600

303,600
180,600

643,900
180,600

19(a) Mail & Medical Supplies - UK -

Middle East.

180,600

180,600

180,600

See Appendix 'B' Serial 5
180,600 To Fayid. Shortfall on Ist week

made good by D + 14. 7 tons per
week for MALTA.

19(b) Mail - Middle East to UK

23

(backload of Serial 17 )

20

RAF Rfts - UK - Middle East

21(a)

623,900

144,000

144,000

144,000

288.000 1,007,800
301,000 150,500

21

Urgent RAF Freight - UK to Middle
East

21(b)

150,500

150,500

150,500

150,500

150,500

150,500

To Fayid. Shortfall in lst week
made good by D + 1.

22

Redeployment AOP flight to ME

21(c)

93,00

13,900

23

154,800

Royal Navy - Urgent Freight
to Middle East.

77,400

77,400

94,600

94,600

94,600

94,600

Royal Navy - Urgent Freight
to Far East

163,200

81,600

81,600

108,800

108,800

108,800

108,800

94,600 See Appendix 'B' Serial 6.

Shortfall in lst week made

good by D + 14.
108,800 See Appendix 'B' Serial 6.

Shortfall in lst week made
good by D + 14.

To Changi. Shortfall on first
312,800 week made good by D 24
- To Changi

600 men. 678 men % 400
571,200 To Changi - shortfal

week made good by D + 14.

22(b)
22(a)

-
-

625,600

-

312,800
-

312,800

312,800

-

25 RAF Urgent Freight UK - Far East
26 RAF Rfts -- UK - Far East
27 Army Rfts - UK - Far East
28(a) Mail and Medical Supplies UK -

Far East

312,800 312,800
711,900 1,200,600
910,800 + 1,029,900@
571,200 571,200

312,800

-
607,200%
571,200

-

1,142,400

571,200

571,200

571,200

28(b) Official Mail - Far East - UK

23 (backload of Serial 28(a)

15

29
30
30

From Changi.
To Freetown, Takoradi and. Lagos
To Freetown, Takoradi and Lagos.
To Freetown, Takoradi and Lagos.

15

15
31

-
-

334,900
30,000
30,000
-

-
-

-
-

-
-

-

Total Capacity required
Total Capacity available
Reserve Capacity

4,569,000
4,569,000

9,138,000 9,138,000 9,138,000 6,605,000 3,296,200
9,138,000 9,138,000 9,138,000 9,138,000 9,138,000

2,533,000 5,841,800

3,310,100 3,296,200 2,816,400
9,138,000 9,138,000 9,138,000
5,827,900 5,841,800 6,321,600

Notes: 1. Calculations allow 250 lb per man.

2. Destination airfields are not mandatory. They are shown to indicate plaming assumption.