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Mediterranean-Air Reconnaissance Reports on Defence

17 Oct 1942

ANNEX I Details of the position in various areas are as follows:(i) MEDITERRANEAN FRANCE No photographs sent back later than May 1943: D.M.I. has raised this question and the necessary action has been taken by the Air Ministry: new reconnaissance ordered. (ii) ITALY MAINLAND (a) French Frontier to Gaeta: 83 sorties have been flown since the last report received in U.K. (b) North of Barletta to the Frontier: required. (iii) SARDINIA Cover received up to 6.6.1943. (iv) CORSICA No reports on sorties later than 15.5.43: previous cover incomplete; in some parts indifferent.
france albania greece interpretation italy yugoslavia corsica crete sardinia surveillance second world war defence military intelligence intelligence gathering coastal defence fortifications aerial reconnaissance ministry of defence joint intelligence sub-committee stewart menzies nazi-occupied europe francis inglis intelligence requirements edward king-salter occupied france geographic intelligence photographic reconnaissance francis davidson
Collection ID
CAB176
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Corsica Crete France Greece Italy Sardinia Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 176/1/91
Document Types
Memorandum Report
File Reference
CAB 176/1
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab176.0001.091
Keywords
Geographic Intelligence Defence Coastal Defence Fortifications Aerial Reconnaissance Photographic Reconnaissance Intelligence Gathering Intelligence Requirements Interpretation Nazi-occupied Europe Occupied France
Languages
English
Organizations
Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Ministry of Defence
Pages
3
Persons Discussed
Francis Davidson Francis Inglis Edward King-Salter Stewart Menzies
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet, Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee, later Committee: Secretariat: Minutes (JIC(SEC)). Secretariat Minutes (1942-1943) 1-383 (42) 4-1335 (43)
Themes
Military Intelligence Surveillance

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