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Far East Appreciation. Comments by the Head of the Industrial Intelligence Centre

1 Jun 1936

104 It would hardly seem possible that the original expedition could be followed by supply ships at short regular intervals; nor could the Japanese risk being able to supplement their supplies of food and fuel from indigenous resources to any significant degree unless arrangements had previously been made accordingly, which would imperil secrecy. (b) Secrecy. The maintenance of secrecy over an expedition of about 150,000 tons is a totally different proposition from maintaining secrecy over a larger expedition.

singapore india japan sudan portugal artillery australia malaya international relations shipping burma transportation siam great britain second world war defence food supplies formosa military intelligence secrecy coastal defence joint intelligence sub-committee imperial defence military shortages committee of imperial defence war materials joint planning committee assessing enemy strength japanese navy pacific war industrial intelligence centre japanese army surprise attacks
Collection ID
CAB56
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Australia Burma Formosa Great Britain India Japan Malaya Portugal Siam Singapore Sudan
Document Reference
CAB 56/2/10
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 56/2
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab56.0002.010
Keywords
Shipping Transportation Japanese Navy Secrecy Japanese Army Surprise Attacks Coastal Defence Imperial Defence Defence Food Supplies War Materials Artillery Assessing Enemy Strength Military Shortages Pacific War
Languages
English
Organizations
Committee of Imperial Defence Industrial Intelligence Centre Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Planning Committee
Pages
8
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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