7. It is of the greatest importance to Naval and Air operations in the Mediterranean to have frequent and reliable intelligence of the whereabouts of Italian warships, and concentrations of merchant ships in Italian ports. 8. The Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean and Commanderin-Chief, Middle East have both stressed that the present lack of adequate air reconnaissance means that favourable opportunities for naval and air action in the Mediterranean may be lost, and reinforcements and supplies may reach Libya immune from attack.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Bulgaria France Libya Malta Russia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/100/43
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 81/100
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0100.043
- Keywords
- Air Intelligence Transportation Aerial Reconnaissance Reconnaissance Aircraft
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 4
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson John Godfrey Stewart Menzies
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Intelligence Organization Surveillance
