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French North Africa. Possible Scales of Attack: Note by Secy.

1940

ANNEX A. With reference to J.I.C. (40) 382 (Final) dated 23rd November, 1940, "on the situation in French North Africa and Syria in the event of General Weygand breaking away from Vichy". The Executive Planning Section have been instructed to re-submit a report on the forces which General Weygand would require to hold French Morocco against an attack through Spanish Morocco, and on the degree of support which we could hope to provide at the present time. 2. Since this question was asked on the 25th November the position has been changed somewhat by General Wavell's success in the Middle East, and I am wondering whether the J.I.C.
morocco algeria libya syria colonies spain second world war contingency planning invasion military intelligence axis powers joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff vichy regime c edwards
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Algeria Libya Morocco Spain Syria
Document Reference
CAB 81/99/35
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/99
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0099.035
Keywords
Contingency Planning Vichy Regime Colonies Invasion Axis Powers
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
2
Persons Discussed
C Edwards
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. 4th December 1940 - 15th January 1941. Papers Numbers. JIC (40) 395-436 & (41) 1-22. Volume IX
Themes
Military Intelligence

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