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Middle East: Enemy Intentions in the

1 Apr 1941

leave Alexandria, must be expected and may begin at an earlier date than the main attack by land. The advance to the Aegean has made easier the reinforcement of the enemy air forces in the Dodecanese, with which Alexandria and other towns can be attacked. If large centres of native population were bombed, serious security problems would arise for us, involving possibly the diversion of a large body of troops to keep order. The possibility of keeping the Suez Canal continually closed by mining should be borne in mind.
turkey united kingdom iran japan egypt iraq libya syria cyprus gibraltar germany russia international relations romania oil crete palestine second world war military intelligence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff victor cavendish-bentinck francis inglis geoffrey vickers dutch east indies french west africa axis strategy turkish neutrality predicting enemy intentions desert war axis war aims aerial attacks stephen shoosmith
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Cyprus Dutch East Indies Egypt French West Africa Germany Gibraltar Iran Iraq Japan Libya Palestine Romania Russia Syria Turkey United Kingdom
Document Reference
CAB 81/102/27
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/102
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0102.027
Keywords
Predicting Enemy Intentions Axis Strategy Desert War Axis War Aims Aerial Attacks Turkish Neutrality Oil
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
7
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Inglis Stephen Shoosmith Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. 22nd April - 10th June 1941. Papers Numbers. JIC 164-250. Volume XII
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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