I. ROLE OF THE BRITISH AND EGYPTIAN FORCES. Up to the present British measures for the defence of Egypt in conjunction with the Egyptians have been based on an entirely defensive policy with the minimum of forces. It was on this basis that the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty was concluded. The forces at present in Egypt are as follows. British One mobile division Three artillery regiments Five infantry battalions. Egyptian A small frontier force of well trained Sudanese. A small mobile group. One anti aircraft artillery regiment.
- Collection ID
- CAB56
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Algeria Chad Egypt Ethiopia France French Equatorial Africa French West Africa Gibraltar Great Britain India Italy Libya Malta Morocco Niger Nigeria Palestine Sardinia Sicily Spain Sudan Tunisia
- Document Reference
- CAB 56/4/43
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 56/4
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab56.0004.043
- Keywords
- Anglo-french Relations Information Sharing Combined Operations British Army French Army Military Operations Transportation Military Situation Reports Defence Italian Air Force Italian Army French Air Force Refugees Politics Naval Warfare Spanish Neutrality Liaison Air Warfare Royal Air Force Aerial Attacks Military Bases Wireless Communications Communications Interception Military Supplies Border Controls
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Committee of Imperial Defence Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 22
- Persons Discussed
- Arthur Cornwall-Jones
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence International Relations Signals Intelligence Code-breaking
