2 in Italy if necessary to reinforce either the West or the East, but that she would not spare, even for the West, any forces considered essential to prevent Soviet penetration beyond the final line Niemen–Bug–Carpathians–Danube Delta. 3. Situation on the Eastern Front south of the Gulf of Finland (including Hungary and Roumania).—For the time being the Germans have succeeded in stabilising both the front and the internal situation in Hungary and Roumania. They cannot afford to give ground in the sectors covering Brest-Litovsk, Lwow and the Carpathian passes.