ANNEX. SCALE AND NATURE OF ATTACK AGAINST SEA COMMUNICATIONS. Assumptions. We have taken into consideration our previous report entitled "Basic Assumptions for Planning."+ 2. In our previous report entitled "strategic Intentions of the Soviet Union"ø we concluded that a sea and air offensive against Anglo-American sea communications would be undertaken concurrently with the following :(a) A campaign against western Europe to gain the Atlantic seaboard and close the Mediterranean. (b) An aerial bombardment of the British Isles, possibly using some weapons of mass destruction.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Albania Australia Azores Belgium Canada Canary Islands China Denmark Egypt France Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Greece Iceland Iraq Italy Japan Libya Netherlands Norway Pakistan Persia Portugal Russia Soviet Union Spain Sweden Turkey United Kingdom United States of America Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/4/31
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 158/4
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0004.031
- Keywords
- Military Intelligence Predicting Enemy Intentions War Preparations Communications Naval Strength Naval Warfare Military Strength Contingency Planning Soviet Navy Strategy Geographic Intelligence Shipping Air Power Submarines Tactics Assessing Enemy Strength
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 20
- Persons Discussed
- Valentine Boucher Paul Gleadell Lawrence Pendred Josef Stalin
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
