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Pacific War Council NEW STRATEGY INDICATED. (Rec. 10.10). RUGBY. March 14. “New arrangements for the coordinating of the Allied strategy in the Pacific and Indian Oceans are being considered by Britain, America. Australia,-New Zealand, China, and India, and are shortly being discussed between them,” says the “Sunday Times.” “The proposals involve the remodelling of the machinery of the Pacific Council, including the Staff arrangements, as a result of the shifted balance. The War Council in future will possibly sit at Washington. A final decision as to the cohstitution and shape of the Pacific War Council ma v be delayed until Doctor Evatt (Australian Envoy), reaches Washington. Dr. Evatt later is expected to visit London, _ where ne may sit on the War Cabinet for a few months in succession to Sir Earle Page. A member of the Australian Cabinet will later succeed Dr. Evatt.