aviation and motor fuel represents the greatest weakness at the present time in the Italian economic position. AMMUNITION. 6. In April, 1940 it was believed that 12 months' supply existed in the Colony. There is, however, reason to believe that S.A.A. stocks are considerably short of this figure. AIRCRAFT. 7. It is believed that at present there are 184 Italian aircraft in Italian East Africa. The present scale of casualties average at 26 bombers and 14 fighters per month. Should this wastage rate be kept up, therefore, all Italian aircraft will have been accounted for by November, 1940.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Abyssinia British Somaliland Egypt Italian East Africa Italian Somaliland Kenya Libya Somaliland Sudan
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/98/15
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/98
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0098.015
- Keywords
- Assessing Enemy Strength Colonies Food Supplies Fuel Armaments Aircraft Italian Armed Forces
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Middle East Intelligence Centre
- Pages
- 2
- Persons Discussed
- Frederick Beaumont-Nesbitt Victor Cavendish-Bentinck John Godfrey
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
