The training, equipment, health and morale of Allied troops under British Fourteenth Army under Lieutenant General William Slim was improving, as was the capacity of the lines of communication in North-eastern India.
Kenraaliluutnantti William Slimin johtaman brittiläisen 14. armeijan koulutus, varustus, terveystilanne ja moraali olivat parantuneet samoin kuin yhteydet Koillis-Intiaan.