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Scale of Attack on Portugal. Note by Secy.

1 Jan 1941

ANNEX. TIME-TABLE FOR GERMAN OCCUPATION OF SPAIN, WITH A VIEW TO ATTACK ON PORTUGAL. N.B. ONLY routes from German-Occupied France are used. (a) NOTE on ROUTES. 1. Railways. Across the frontier, only the one HENDAYESAN SEBASTIAN railway is available; it can take up to 36 trains a day each way. The entrainment facilities at HENDAYE are sufficient to permit the full use of this number. From ALSASUA (104 Km. from HENDAYE) a branch runs east to PAMPELUNA, CASTEJON and SARAGOSSA, whence there are two rail-routes to BARCELONA.
france portugal international relations transportation spain second world war contingency planning military intelligence military organisation joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff military strength predicting enemy intentions german air force german strategy anglo-portuguese relations stephen shoosmith
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Portugal Spain
Document Reference
CAB 81/100/76
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/100
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0100.076
Keywords
Anglo-portuguese Relations Contingency Planning Predicting Enemy Intentions German Strategy German Air Force Military Strength Military Organisation Transportation
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
5
Persons Discussed
Stephen Shoosmith
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. 15th January - 12th March 1941. Papers Numbers. JIC 23-99. Volume X
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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