ANNEX. 1. On 10th April, 1941*, it was stated that Germany must be expected to seek control in or attack the Iberian Peninsula as soon as the situation in the Balkans was clarified. If she succeeded in eliminating British forces from Greece, no resistance to German wishes could be expected from the Government or any other elements in Spain. If, on the other hand, her forces in the Balkans were defeated or held in check for any considerable time, then she would still feel obliged to gain control of Spain, if necessary by force, in order to strengthen the attempt to blockade the British Isles and for reasons of prestige.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Angola Azores Balearic Islands Canary Islands Egypt England France Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Greece Hungary Libya Morocco Norway Portugal Portuguese East Africa Romania Spain United States of America
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/102/37
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/102
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0102.037
- Keywords
- German Foreign Policy German Strategy Predicting Enemy Intentions Spanish Neutrality Portuguese Neutrality Gibraltar Invasion
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 10
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Francisco Franco Adolf Hitler
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- International Relations
