This would also reflect the orders he had received from Alexander to "... carry out an assault landing on the beaches in the vicinity of Rome with the object of cutting the enemy lines of communication and threatening the rear of the German XIV Corps ."
Det ville også afspejle de ordrer han havde fået fra general Harold Alexander om at "... gennemføre en landgang i nærheden af Rom med det formål at afskære fjendens kommunikationslinjer og true bagsiden af det tyske 14. korps ."