Relations with Italy and Japan. 5. It is necessary also to consider Germany's relations with her two most important former partners in the anti-Comintern Pact. She must realise that, unless circumstances change, it is unlikely that Italy will enter the war on her side. Her present purposes must be to secure that Italy's neutrality should be benevolent to her; to obtain as large quantities as possible of essential materials from and through Italy; and, whilst maintaining a wholesome fear of the might of the German military machine, to run no risk of driving Italy into the Allied camp.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Austria Belgium Czechoslovakia England France Germany Great Britain Hungary India Iran Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Russia Sweden Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/95/39
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/95
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0095.039
- Keywords
- Predicting Enemy Intentions Political Intelligence Nazi Leadership German Foreign Policy Nazi-soviet Pact Axis Powers Economic Intelligence War Materials Military Supplies Military Strength Assessing Enemy Strength German Air Force German Army German Navy Aircraft Geographic Intelligence Communications Transportation Manpower German Strategy Invasion Threat Battle Of France Maginot Line Trade Mines Food Supplies Industry Railways Oil Invasion Of France
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 29
- Persons Discussed
- Frederick Beaumont-Nesbitt Victor Cavendish-Bentinck John Godfrey Adolf Hitler
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence International Relations
