Page:Longines Chronicles with Admiral Arthur Dewey Struble 1953 ARC-96074.ogv/6

Struble
The original directive both directed the Seventh Fleet to protect Formosa from red Chinese invasion of the island and also directed the Seventh Fleet to prevent Formosa being used as a base for operations against the Chinese mainland. The restriction against the use of Formosa as a base for operations against the Chinese mainland has been lifted by the presidential directive.