TOP SECRET ANNEX INTELLIGENCE APPRECIATION FOR THE SOUTHERN EUROPEAN WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGIONAL PLANNING GROUP THE RUSSIAN AIM A Russian campaign in Italy would be undertaken as part of a campaign to dominate Europe. We consider that the aims of a campaign in Italy would be as follows :(a) to protect the flanks of Russian forces operating in other campaigns; (b) to provide important sea and air bases for attacks on Allied sea communications in the Mediterranean; (c) to deny the use of air and naval bases to the Allied Powers.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Austria France Italy Sicily Soviet Union United Kingdom Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/8/56
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 158/8
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0008.056
- Keywords
- Allies Alliances Treaties Western Bloc Military Strength War Preparations Naval Strength Air Power Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Threat Of War With The Ussr Contingency Planning Soviet Army Soviet Navy Soviet Air Force Geographic Intelligence Climate Topographical Intelligence Transportation Military Supplies Roads Railways Ports Airfields Strategy Military Intelligence
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 8
- Persons Discussed
- Valentine Boucher John Gardiner Lawrence Pendred Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
