Italy. Collapse In: Policy in Event Of: Note by Secy. Covering J.P.(40)715(S) in which Joint Planning Staff Invite the Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee to Give Their Views as Regards Certain Specific Questions and Preliminary Draft Prepared by Joint Planning Staff to Serve as a First Report to C.O.S.

Document Title	Italy. Collapse In: Policy in Event Of: Note by Secy. Covering J.P.(40)715(S) in which Joint Planning Staff Invite the Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee to Give Their Views as Regards Certain Specific Questions and Preliminary Draft Prepared by Joint Planning Staff to Serve as a First Report to C.O.S.
Reference	CAB 81/98
Document Date	29 November 1940
Conflicts	Second World War
Themes	Foreign Policy and International Relations
Regions	Africa, Europe, Mediterranean, Middle East
Countries	Abyssinia, Albania, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Italy, Libya, Malta, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom
Document Type	Reports, Memoranda
Organisations	Chiefs of Staff, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee, Joint Planning Staff
People	C Edwards, Benito Mussolini

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collapse of Fascist Italy, intelligence requirements, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee duties, intelligence reports, politics, German-Italian relations, predicting enemy intentions, German strategy, foreign policy

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