TOP SECRET GUARD ANNEX STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF GIBRALTAR Strategic Importance of Gibraltar to the United Kingdom Gibraltar is strategically important to the United Kingdom because:(a) It controls the Western entrance to the Mediterranean (b) It is at present the only major naval base in the area capable of maintaining forces operating in support of convoys on the United KingdomCape route. (c) It is an important base for maritime air operations in the Atlantic and Western Mediterranean and can provide useful staging facilities, particularly for short range aircraft.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Egypt Gibraltar Spain United Kingdom
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/13/62
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 158/13
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0013.062
- Keywords
- Gibraltar Strategy Military Intelligence Military Operations Contingency Planning British Army Royal Navy Royal Air Force Naval Warfare Geographic Intelligence Atomic Warfare Coastal Defence
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 6
- Persons Discussed
- Anthony Buzzard Francisco Franco John Gardiner Patrick Reilly Arthur Shortt Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
