ðə plˈæn wʌz ðæt æz sˈuːn æz dˈɛmpsiz fˈoːɹsᵻz hæd səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn ɪstˈæblɪʃɪŋ ɐ bˈiːtʃhɛd ðeɪ wɜː tə pˈʊʃ nˈɔːɹθwɚdz ɐlˈɔŋ ðə kˈoʊst æz kwˈɪkli æz pˈɑːsᵻbəl, wɪððə ɡˈoʊl bˌiːɪŋ tə lˈɪŋk ˌʌp wɪð ˈʌðɚ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ fˈoːɹsᵻz ɪnðɪ ˈɛfɚt tə kˈæptʃɚ ðə sɪsˈɪliən kˈoʊstəl tˈaʊnz ʌv sˈɪɹɐkjˌuːs, ɔːɡˈʌstə, kætˈeɪniə ænd ˈɛɹfiːldz ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə ɹˈɪvɚ sˈaɪmtoʊ.
The plan was that as soon as Dempsey's forces had succeeded in establishing a beachhead they were to push northwards along the coast as quickly as possible, with the goal being to link up with other British forces in the effort to capture the Sicilian coastal towns of Syracuse, Augusta, Catania and airfields around the River Simeto.