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Far East Appreciation. Note by the Secretary, Joint Planning Sub-Committee Covering Introduction and Appreciation of the Defences of Hong Kong and Singapore

1 Jun 1936

33 APPENDIX "D". DEFENCE. OF SINGAPORE SECTION I. INTRODUCTION. 1. In the discussion of the courses open to Japan in Section VIII of our main appreciation, we expressed the opinion that the Japanese would hesitate to incur the risks involved in a large-scale attack to capture Singapore. We considered, however, that the Japanese might undertake minor operations at Singapore, designed to inflict damage to the naval base and thus delay the arrival of the British Fleet at Hong Kong. 2. The capture of Singapore would, however, be almost as decisive in its results as the defeat of the British Main Fleet, in so for as it affected our ability to interfere with Japanese policy in China.

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Collection ID
CAB56
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Australia Burma Canada China Dutch East Indies Federated Malay States Formosa France Great Britain India Indochina Iraq Japan Malaya Malta Netherlands New Zealand Portugal Siam Singapore South Africa United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 56/2/8
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 56/2
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab56.0002.008
Keywords
Hong Kong Secrecy Pacific War Colonies Empire Shipping Neutrality Sino-japanese War Coastal Defence Imperial Defence Food Supplies Mobilisation Naval Operations Naval Warfare Climate Geographic Intelligence Topographical Intelligence Landing Places Sabotage Predicting Enemy Intentions Japanese Navy Military Bases Railways Intelligence Requirements Air Warfare Civilians Invasion Threat Military Situation Reports Japanese Strategy Japanese Army Telephone Communications Surprise Attacks Naval Bombardment Anti-aircraft Defence Suez Canal Occupied China Amphibious Operations Guerrilla Warfare Threat Of War With Japan War Preparations Politics Defence Ports Naval Bases Manpower Colonial Troops
Languages
English
Organizations
Committee of Imperial Defence Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee League of Nations
Pages
68
Persons Discussed
Leslie Hollis
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Committee of Imperial Defence, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. June 1936 - May 1937. Papers Numbers JIC 1-35. Volume I
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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