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Invasion. Early Warning Of: Memorandum

1 May 1940

(b) that as an interim measure a special inter-Service Intelligence Sub-Section should be established at once to collect, collate and weigh up all information bearing on the subject of possible German invasion, and to transmit it at once to the necessary executive authority. This staff might, in the first instance, be established in the Admiralty. (Signed) V. CAVENDISH BENTINCK. J.H. GODFREY. F.G. BEAUMONT-NESBITT. A.R. BOYLE. NOTE Action to implement these recommendations has already been taken.
united kingdom spain surveillance second world war invasion military intelligence intelligence gathering aerial reconnaissance joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff foreign office frederick beaumont-nesbitt victor cavendish-bentinck intelligence requirements john godfrey operation sea lion
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Spain United Kingdom
Document Reference
CAB 81/97/20
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/97
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0097.020
Keywords
Intelligence Gathering Invasion Aerial Reconnaissance Intelligence Requirements Operation Sea Lion
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
3
Persons Discussed
Frederick Beaumont-Nesbitt Victor Cavendish-Bentinck John Godfrey
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. May - July 1940. Papers Numbers. JIC 71-194. Volume VII
Themes
Surveillance Military Intelligence

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