FACTS ABOUT GERMAN WAR EFFORT 1. Data is rapidly being accumulated, particularly in connection with the Bombing Research Mission, which will allow an overall picture to be obtained of Germany's war effort. It is essential to obtain this picture quickly and in numerical form, so that one can have the basis for a reliable judgment of the contributions of the various aspects of the war to Germany's final defeat. 2. I would suggest, therefore, the compilation, as quickly as possible, of a purely factual summary of German war production, military losses, etc.