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Minutes of Meeting Held on 26th October, 1938; (1) Preliminary Discussion; (2) Replies from the Assistant Military Attache, Barcelona, to a War Office Questionnaire.

1 Oct 1938

A volume of meeting minutes and reports from the Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee (JIC). The JIC was formed of representatives from the intelligence services, the armed services, and the Foreign Office. Its purpose was to assess military, security, and foreign policy requirements and coordinate Britain’s intelligence organisations accordingly. The JIC members discussed a vast range of international and domestic issues in their meetings. This file summarises the findings of a committee formed to investigate the use of air power in the Spanish Civil War and the Sino-Japanese War. The documents include reports on the use of aircraft to attack various targets including factories, communications networks, oil storage sites, ports, dockyards, and ships; bombing and strafing techniques and the effects produced by various methods; the involvement of German and Italian air force personnel in the Spanish Civil War; and anti-aircraft defence, air raid precautions, and the use of camouflage.
spain switzerland surveillance second world war personnel bombing weapons development intelligence gathering joint intelligence sub-committee british intelligence organisation intelligence organization leslie hollis committee of imperial defence intelligence requirements air raid precautions industrial intelligence centre high-explosive bombs majorca spanish civil war intelligence lessons air warfare sub-committee
Collection ID
CAB56
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Majorca Spain Switzerland
Document Reference
CAB 56/6/3
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 56/6
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab56.0006.003
Keywords
British Intelligence Organisation Air Raid Precautions Personnel Intelligence Gathering Spanish Civil War Intelligence Lessons Bombing Weapons Development High-explosive Bombs Intelligence Requirements
Languages
English
Organizations
Committee of Imperial Defence Industrial Intelligence Centre Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Air Warfare Sub-Committee
Pages
7
Persons Discussed
Leslie Hollis
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Committee of Imperial Defence. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Sub-Committee on Air Warfare
Themes
Intelligence Organization Surveillance

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