believe the position to be any more favourable to the Italians than it is in regard to black oils and spirit. Replenishment. 9. The sources from which stocks of petroleum products in Italian East Africa can be replenished are:(a) French Somaliland. In French Somaliland there were about 10,000 tons of fuel oil, 2,000 tons of diesel oil and 500 tons of aviation spirit. The French are reported to have bartered their petroleum stocks with the Italians for food. (b) The Far East. It is possible that occasional tankers slip into Mogadisciu.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Abyssinia British Somaliland Eritrea Ethiopia French Somaliland Italian East Africa Italian Somaliland Libya Somaliland Yemen
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/98/196
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/98
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0098.196
- Keywords
- Italian Armed Forces Colonies Military Supplies Food Supplies Transportation Fuel Armaments Aircraft
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 4
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck John Godfrey
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
